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...Witch balls were used in the 17th and 18th centuries to ward off evil spirits and spells....
...Biden and Democratic leaders — including Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, and Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader — say Congress needs to raise the debt limit without conditions in order...
...Letter in response to this article: Effects of cuts will extend far beyond US’s borders / From Bob Ward, London School of Economics, UK...
...Analysts say Saudi Arabia, which pegs its currency to the US dollar, may need to maintain US denominated reserves of as much as $300bn to ward off speculative pressure on the riyal....
...The Wrigley, Montgomery Ward and Sears families joined other barons of lumber, cattle and oil in establishing summer retreats on its 21-mile long shoreline....
...Letter in response to this article: Catching the jinns often shows up in the audit / From Chuck Mentcher...
...So chuck out the red and green spectacles and prepare for 360-degree films....
...David Ward of the AWEA said that the industry was optimistic about a restoration of the credit, because it had bipartisan support from Democrats and Republicans in Congress....
...A graduate of the University of Virginia and Harvard Business School, Mr Hixon began his career at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he became close with star merger banker, Charles “Chuck” Ward....
...Also on Thursday, private equity firm Apollo Global Management unveiled the $1.3bn takeover of CEC Entertainment, owner of the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant chain....
...“It is impossible to go into an operating room anywhere in the US today and not see an iPad,” says Chuck Farkas, a senior partner at Bain & Company’s healthcare practice....
...This stage musical includes only a couple of dozen, and a mere three sung during that session: “Peace in the Valley”, “Down by the Riverside” and Chuck Berry’s “Brown Eyed Handsome Man”....
...New evidence suggests the matter was more complicated than it appeared but PI Sean Ward has doors slammed in his face by townspeople with long memories....
...The suit names Vikram Pandit, the group’s current chief executive, and Chuck Prince, his predecessor, among the defendants....
...30 years after his death,” says Prof Ward....
...Chuck Grassley, Republican senator for Iowa, captured the sulphurous mood this week by urging AIG executives to “follow the Japanese example” and either “resign or commit suicide” following their misuse...
...Chuck Grassley, the senior Republican on the Senate finance committee, said there was “bipartisan agreement” on Mr Geithner’s qualifications for the job and the need for a talented Treasury secretary to...
...“Our members need time to reflect on it, and that’s the only reason for the delay,” said Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the finance committee....
...Chuck Grassley, Republican senator for Iowa, said the White House waiver for Mr Lynn had “gutted the ethical heart” out of Mr Obama’s lobbying rules....
...“Tim came to the committee, admitted he had made some mistakes and was very contrite,” said Chuck Schumer, a top Democratic senator. “In my opinion these mistakes were not at all disqualifying.”...
...Chuck Schumer, a leading Democratic senator, predicted it could be as much as $500bn-$700bn. “It’s a little like having a new New Deal, but you have to do it before the Depression....
...Other possible contenders as the US’s top diplomat include John Kerry, the Massachusetts senator and 2004 presidential nominee, Bill Richardson, the New Mexico governor, Chuck Hagel, the moderate Republican...
...Other candidates include Chuck Hagel, the moderate Republican senator for Nebraska and fierce critic of the war in Iraq, and Richard Holbrooke, another former UN ambassador....
...No price tag was given for the programme but it is much bigger in scale than the two-year $175bn stimulus package proposed by Mr Obama during the campaign and Chuck Schumer, a leading Democratic senator,...
...Tuesday’s announcement for an event that will also include Bob Barr, the Libertarian party candidate, Cynthia McKinney, the Green party candidate and Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution party’s candidate, has...
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