The exact opposite seems to be happening in Europe, a longtime backer of biofuels.
He was the primary backer of California ballot initiative Prop. 39, which passed in 2012.
China, North Korea's main backer, has not yet given its official reaction to Kim Jong-il's death.
Martin is a major backer of fellow Tennessean -- and sometime business partner -- Lamar Alexander.
Stone is taking an advisory role with Spark Capital, an early backer of Twitter.
For now, the Oxford American's survival may be thrilling enough for Grisham, the magazine's sole backer.
These are remarkable results and no doubt make a backer of the research, Coupons.com, very happy.
He supported Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first post-Soviet president, and was an early backer of Putin.
America, its most important ally (and the deal's biggest backer), has taken Armenia's side.
Venture Frogs was a backer of the search engine Ask Jeeves, which went public in July.
In 1990, Muhammad got an even bigger backer - none other than President Suharto.
Richard Hackborn, an HP board member and Fiorina's biggest backer, is also making noise.
Their backer is Barry Shillito, a San Diego angel investor and former assistant secretary of defense.
Today he is the publisher of The Weekly Standard, a big backer of Social Security reform.
Meanwhile, a big Gingrich backer said the former House speaker was nearing the end.
China, the regime's main backer, is best placed to apply it but appears reluctant.
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Like the Japan International Co-operation Agency, another backer, it has kept the door open.
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George Soros is a keen backer of campaign-finance reform through his foundation, the Open Society Institute.
His organisation, the Campaign Reform Project, is a big backer of congressional reform proposals.
Jordan are seeking sponsorship after their title backer Deutsche Post decided to quit the sport.
"Velcade is a testament to Julian's tenacity and brilliance, " says John Littlechild of HealthCare Ventures, a backer.
Doerr is best known for being an early Internet backer with Netscape, Amazon, and later Google.
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In Egypt, Qatar has been a strong backer of President Mohammed Morsi, a veteran of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"I felt like saying fish or cut bait, " says Reisman, who set her hopes on one last backer.
Roach, the club's major financial backer, stepped down on Tuesday citing a lack of support from the board.
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, the minister of trade, once Mr Barak's strongest backer, is urging Labour to set a deadline.
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There was no financial backer for the regional one-day tournament - and the first-class competition is similarly sponsor-free.
The Greek junta had suddenly been replaced by a civilian government, so Mr Sampson had lost his backer.
But he already had one big backer among its shareholders: Norilsk Nickel, a Russian firm with over 20%.
Another novel aspect of the UCSF research is that it doesn't involve a pharmaceutical company as a backer.
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