Meanwhile, Governor Romney, continued to do an about face and run away from a law he signed and provisions he once supported to reduce gun violence.

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However, increased market turbulence following the October meeting and growing fears of a recession caused the Fed to do an about-face.

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If grants do return in Scotland, or if the Cubie committee recommends an about-face on fees, there may be pressure on the government at Westminster to change direction too.

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Sprint, which originally was supposed to use a standard called EV-DV for their next-generation high-speed wireless network, have made an about face and now say they're going to use EV-DO instead.

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