Such systems will have to be developed and tested somewhere, which Mr Mann hopes will land him more business.

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Republicans will try to make congressional inaction on energy legislation a campaign issue against the Democrats, Mann said, but will find it difficult to make headway with voters due to the GOP's unpopularity.

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This fall, for instance, the Boulder Theater, near the University of Colorado, will host the Psychedelic Furs, Aimee Mann, and Dinosaur Jr.

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