• Since then he has resold 20 titles in his stockpile to his publishers, insisting that if they wanted his next blockbuster-to-be, they had to buy a few old books from his backlist, as well.

    FORBES: Suspense Ratios

  • The new Pope has already stamped his humble style on the papacy - spurning a special car to take a bus with his cardinals after he was elected, and insisting on returning to his Rome hotel the next day to pay his own bill.

    BBC: Pope Francis calls newspaper kiosk to cancel order

  • The chancellor will plainly want to give himself as free a hand as possible during the downturn while insisting on his determination to make amends when the economy recovers.

    ECONOMIST: Public finances

  • Mr Gale tried to downplay his departure, insisting he had been itching to go for some years.

    ECONOMIST: DaimlerChrysler

  • He followed that with 28 goals the following season and has 10 so far this season, taking his career tally to 130 top-flight goals, despite insisting that he is still adjusting to his new role as a target man.

    WSJ: Antonio Di Natale: A Striker From the Shadows

  • People began to raise the issue with my boyfriend, insisting that he open his eyes to the pathetic state of maternal want I was so clearly in.

    NPR: 'Dog is My Co-Pilot'

  • But former Wales midfielder Speed told Sport Wales that his main focus was still on playing, insisting he had no desire to hang up his boots despite turning 38 last month.

    BBC: Speed backs Toshack's Wales path

  • Mr Romney's campaign has been playing to these fears, insisting that one of his first acts in office would be to label China guilty of unfair trade practices.

    BBC: Is the United States an empire in decline?

  • For now, Mr Rangel is holding tightly to his chair, insisting that any errors were inadvertent and that no one should prejudge the results of two congressional probes.

    ECONOMIST: Those who write laws should obey them

  • His reply was pretty grumpy, especially when I told him that Mr Sants had said to me that banks like his were holding more cash than the regulator was insisting they had to do.

    BBC: Will Bank of England��s new lending schemes work?

  • Mr Robinson seemed to revel in attacks on his "cosy relationship" with Mr McGuinness, insisting people like them to work together.

    BBC: NI election Leaders Debate: last word from party heads

  • He ducked questions about his own conscience, insisting everyone would have to "learn lessons" from the awful events surrounding Dr Kelly's death.

    BBC: Blair ducks the hard questions

  • Home Secretary Alan Johnson made anti-social behaviour his focus, insisting Labour would do more to tackle "problem families" in the wake of the Fiona Pilkington case.

    BBC: At-a-glance: Labour conference

  • Di Canio issued a statement through the club on Monday insisting that his personal politics had nothing to do with his job, and that past media reports had blown his comments out of proportion.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • According to a report in the Detroit News today, while Snyder is insisting his plan is on track, enough Republicans oppose the pension provision to sink it in the state Senate, assuming all Democrats, as expected, vote against it.

    FORBES: State Tax Breaks For Seniors On The Chopping Block

  • But when, on Tuesday, Mr Sharon publicly re-offered his rival the foreign ministry for the coming three months, Mr Netanyahu surprised him by accepting the job, while insisting that he would not change his plans to fight Mr Sharon for the Likud leadership.

    ECONOMIST: No deal, so it’s early elections | The

  • But there is a rare note of caution, with Brazilian striker Ronaldo insisting he and his side are edging "nearer to their best".

    BBC: 'Bring on Brazil'

  • In March I wrote that " Rubio Needs a 'Nixon in China' Moment, " insisting that the senator should use his conservative credentials to courageously break the logjam in immigration reform.

    CNN: Marco Rubio's deeds and words don't match

  • And he also denied claims by prosecutors that he left the Costa Concordia before evacuation was complete, insisting that he and his crew were the last to leave the ship.

    BBC: Costa Concordia cruise ship captain 'went off course'

  • The lawyer relocates his business, hoping to rid himself of Bartleby, but soon the tenants in his former office come seeking his help: The scrivener refuses to leave, insisting on sleeping in the building's front doorway.

    WSJ: Five Best: Tales of Idleness

  • Only on this understanding was David Trimble, leader of the Ulster Unionists, able to persuade his party to retreat from its earlier position of insisting that it would never sit in government with Sinn Fein unless decommissioning was already under way (itself a retreat from the position that decommissioning would have to be completed first).

    ECONOMIST: Nil return

  • Ribery has long been linked with a move to Madrid but his departure from Bayern appeared to hit a snag when the Bundesliga club issued a statement insisting the player was not for sale.

    CNN: Perez claims Villa is set to join Real Madrid

  • Turpin, insisting the money was just enough to cover his costs of hosting, pled guilty to a misdemeanor and paid a small fine.

    FORBES: Busted

  • While Franz Fischler, the fisheries commissioner, said on November 5th that he was willing to consider alternatives to banning cod fishing, his scientists were insisting that a complete ban was necessary.

    ECONOMIST: Fishing

  • Romney called on Reid to disclose his source or shut up, insisting he paid lots of taxes in past years, while top party spokesmen and surrogates called Reid a liar and said he was carrying out the attack at the request of the White House.

    CNN: Presidential campaign gets even dirtier

  • However, Mr Lutton plays down his family history, insisting he doesn't want the campaign to become mired in the past.

    BBC: Mid-Ulster by-election candidate profiles

  • Paulson is insisting that the banks reveal their positions like his group was ordered to do by a judge back in April.

    FORBES: Paulson Stops Intimidating Banks, For Now

  • Chelsea's hierarchy were unmoved by the player's father insisting he would only move to Stamford Bridge "over his dead body" and pursued their target ruthlessly.

    BBC: Why Chelsea charmed Robben

  • Paulson began insisting that banks like Goldman reveal their positions as his firm was ordered to do by a judge back in April.

    FORBES: Haggling Over Lehman Bonds Makes Paulson $550 Million Richer

  • Despite his disclaimers that a Kerry-McCain pairing was unlikely, McCain's comments received enough attention that his office felt the need to quash the speculation several hours later, insisting he would not be a vice presidential candidate this year.

    CNN: McCain as Kerry veep? Not so fast

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