In other Iran-related statements, on Tuesday Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said the Obama administration should order U.S.embassies around the world to rescind invitations for Iranian officials to attend July 4 Independence Day Celebrations.

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Well into the nineteen-fifties, psychologists were encouraging parents to give children less attention and affection, in order to encourage independence.

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It aims to help women set up and expand businesses, in order to gain financial independence.

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Yet the Sarbanes-Oxley act significantly restricted auditors' ability to cross-sell other services in order to bolster their independence.

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