Two drops of the concoction would be enough to kill a person, said Jamison Smith, NOAA's large whale disentanglement coordinator.

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The disentanglement of person from brand may prove hard for both.

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Almost certainly, that will include some effort to topple Saddam Hussein, for disentanglement from Iraq is in effect a pre-condition for straightening out America's position elsewhere, particularly in Saudi Arabia.

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