There are simply no politicians on the stage at present whose stature even distantly approaches Mr Mubarak's, or who have the public profile lately achieved by his son Gamal.

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At center stage at the conference is Elan , which will present detailed data late Tuesday from a second-stage trial of its amyloid-busting drug, bapineuzumab.

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Meanwhile, despite reports linking Kris Commons with Rangers, it is believed that the Scottish champions have no plans at this stage to approach his present club, Derby County, about the winger who is out of contract in the summer.

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She chooses which facts to present to the judge -- at the plea stage, and then at the sentencing stage.

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With both Mr. Gadhafi and the Soviet Union off the stage, Chad's army has been wrapped up in the instability that at present troubles the belt of desert countries across the top of Africa.

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