The big impetus for the defection to the e-cig is of course the price.
Gephardt won't decide until January, but the defection suggested that he may not run.
Arlen Specter's defection to the Democratic Party this week is no reason for Republicans to cheer.
And any move away from this levelled playing field can be perceived as a defection.
Manaf Tlas' defection comes as government assaults against protesters led to a nationwide uprising.
Unlike other switchers, Campbell's defection was not met with political pitfalls during his bid for re-election.
And is there any concern here about the defection of 13 Democrats on the bill?
Andrei died the following year in a shooting accident, apparently unconnected with his proposed defection.
This is particularly true when defection is rare, as the cost to punishers is then lower.
The Independent on Sunday is in no doubt as to the significance of Mr Woodward's defection.
Every invitation to join the cabinet is also a snub, and every snub a potential defection.
One sign of this was the defection, on March 7th, of Syria's deputy oil minister, Abdo Hussameldin.
Deputy Foreign Minister Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, who quit on Friday afternoon, is the most senior defection so far.
The BBC's Jim Muir in neighbouring Lebanon says this is a highly damaging defection for President Assad.
And because defection does not pay when punishers are common, it tends to be rare a virtuous circle.
Yet soon after his defection one year ago, he was made a one-star general in Cambodia's army.
The defection by some hedge-fund managers is among forces that could make that lofty figure hard to attain.
The government can still get votes through Parliament but the defection has added to a sense of instability.
The defection of the three parties has turned his parliamentary majority of 68 into a minority of 42.
This implies that the churn, or rate of defection, could have actually dropped or stabilized in recent months.
For The Atlantic, the defection of Andrew Sullivan to The Daily Beast could easily have been a disaster.
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Qari Zain Ud Din Mehsud was an ally of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud before his defection last week.
This was followed by a large amount of user defection to other services.
Reports of Tlas' defection first surfaced Thursday, and Western officials are saying he is on his way to Paris.
The defection certainly levels the playing field in terms of titles released exclusively in one format or the other.
Schwab's retreat was followed by the defection of Toronto Dominion's discounter TD Waterhouse.
Their defection to the anti-agreement unionist camp could mean that there is no overall unionist majority for the agreement.
It was the first defection involving a North Korean aircraft in 13 years.
Before his defection, the council was formed of 54 Conservatives, with two independents.
Defection to a third party is said to have attractions for them, too.
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