And while doctors will take the wishes of families of dead patients into account they will not have a legal right to veto transplantation.

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Abdo made a long, meandering statement to the court in which he said he would pursue jihad "until the day the dead are called to account for their deeds".

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Chastened, I stuck close to reality until I was trying to account for some dead spots between college and law school, and law school and life.

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"The Dead Circus, " a half fiction half nonfiction account, has Michael C.

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Critics have raised concerns about the legality of the operation, after the US revised its account to acknowledge Bin Laden was unarmed when shot dead.

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They account for nearly half the names on our overall dead celebs list, thanks to continued demand for their music, image, name and likeness.

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The guidelines, sent to more than 200 parishes in the Melbourne area, acknowledge that the wishes of the dead person as well as of family and friends should be taken into account when planning a funeral.

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That attack left at least 16 people dead and scores more wounded, but as yet nobody has even been called to account despite the existence of significant video footage of the incident.

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The account was consistent with statements to The Associated Press from doctors who pronounced Bhutto dead at a hospital.

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