Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki already warned lawmakers,Saturday, that a failure to approve the electoral law would cause the government to "lose its legitimacy" and thrust the country back into an atmosphere of chaos and violence.

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Being thrust back into paying my own way, I was highly motivated to find paid work, no matter what.

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn was thrust back into the headlines on Tuesday after French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was appointed Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the next five years.

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Now that the dust is settling from the debt ceiling debate in Washington, economic variables have been thrust back into center stage, with employment and ISM numbers out on Wednesday showing an economy that continues to move barely above stall speed.

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