All this would seem no more than a silly-season spat were a larger question not hanging in the air: will Mr Zapatero stand at the next general election?

社会党的矛盾看起来只不过是新闻缺乏期里的一次普通争吵，但却凸显了背后的一大问题：萨帕特罗能撑到下一届大选么？

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Denilson - no Cesc spat Arsenal midfielder Denilson insists there is no rift between himself and 'great friend' Cesc Fabregas.

阿森纳中场德尼尔森说，他和“很好的朋友”法布雷加斯之间没有矛盾。

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He accused steelmaker Arcelor Mittal of "lying" and "disrespecting" the country and said it was no longer welcome during a spat over the closure of two furnaces at its steel plant in Florange.

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C. taxi drivers and Uber services, or the decade-old spat between cable operators and telco-based video providers, understands that when regulators can no longer provider monopoly protection to an incumbent, their basis for imposing monopoly-related fees or obligations washes away.

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But while Diouf is likely to be public enemy number one at Celtic Park - largely because he spat at supporters while playing there for Liverpool eight years ago - his manager Walter Smith has no qualms about his ability to deal with the situation.

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