And it is clear that takeover negotiations have hit some sort of stumbling block.

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Have some sort of alert, block it, do something that keeps the wrong thing from happening.

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And rather than add anything new to the Thursday night comedy block, the network is sticking to what has (sort of) worked.

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That is what has driven Mr Kirch towards a cross-border alliance of the sort that the authorities are less likely to block.

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Instead of block grants, Medicare reform is based on something akin to vouchers, sort of like the health system available for Members of Congress.

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Unless Google and Hulu have some sort of agreement here, there is a good chance Hulu will block Google TV , just as it has already blocked a few other web browsers designed for the TV, such as Boxee and the newer Kylo.

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