The economy is not a machine that is ailing from a dead battery.

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Better yet, a three-minute quick charge from a dead battery will yield up to an hour of run-time in a pinch.

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He demonstrated that government could put people to work to create roads, bridges and rural electricity and could restart an economy with a dead battery.

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The partnership was designed to deliver cutting-edge wireless charging solutions to consumers so that they can maintain the rich mobile lifestyle to which they aspire without the fear of being interrupted by a dead battery.

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As the latest in Goal Zero's portable, solar-powered ecosystem of products, the Switch 8 Solar Recharging Kit can bring back a dead smartphone instantly and replenish your battery in less than three hours.

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When U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Israel on March 20th for an official state visit to the richly historic country, his itinerary will include a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, a stop at the Israel Museum to see the Dead Sea Scrolls, and a close-up look at a missile defense battery.

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"Attempts have been made to ring the mobile but we believe that the battery is dead or the credits have run out, " said a police spokesperson.

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