Both companies are offering new iterations of their 1960s pony cars for example, the recently unveiled 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 (650 horsepower) and the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 ("barely street legal, " claims Chevrolet).

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Even though some of the accusers were disappointed by the lower offers, which they believed would barely cover their legal fees, a small group, represented by the attorneys Kevin Mulhearn and Michael Dowd, tentatively agreed to settle.

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Barely a week passes without another legal action being brought against a company for paying off sokaiya (corporate extortionists).

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Though barely 17 months out of office, and with his legal bills still unpaid, Mr Clinton is generating frenzy in the academic world.

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