People in Northern Ireland may not have heard of the MP, but he is well-known in political circles.
It also publishes City and State, a political biweekly that produces a daily email digest well-read in political circles.
Analysts say there is concern about the quality of locally made drugs given widespread corruption in political circles in the East Africa nation.
It is an open secret in political circles that some African leaders are also intimated by Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, who remained a staunch ally of Col Gaddafi until his death.
Ms Onwurah had always remained active in political circles through her career in engineering, and when James 'Jim' Cousins stepped down, she stepped up, with Dr King's speech in the back of her mind.
Especially popular in academia and in political circles and among senior executives, the idea is to grab the glory for a project that you merely supervised or got started rather than spent hours executing.
As one analyst told me yesterday in Berlin, there is a tension in political circles, an awareness that key decisions will have to be made before summer and "all options are now on the table".
This move has provoked speculation of a possible presidential bid. (It is worth noting that the Web address www.mike2008.com redirects viewers to www.mikebloomberg.com.) Bloomberg remains the subject of wide speculation in political circles, and his associates have said that he has carefully considered a run.
You will hear the term a lot in Welsh political circles today.
We must avoid the tendency that has become popular in some political circles to blame teachers and unions for the failings of our schools.
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But while Mr Hagel has many detractors among the neo-conservatives, he does not lack supporters in other political circles, including more centrist pro-Israeli groups such as J Street and the Israel Policy Forum.
Not a few people in legal and political circles believe the death penalty is out of step with the times, especially in a country with a democracy as robust as South Korea's.
In financial and political circles, it is regarded as a must-read title, so much so that its nickname is the "business bible".
The idea is being floated in political and banking circles that a NAMA-style "bad bank" - similar to the model established in the Republic of Ireland - could be set up to remove these debts in the hope that this might free up bank lending once again.
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Local media have been reporting that Carlos Pascual, a Cuban-American expert on Europe and a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, is Obama's choice, but the fact that he wrote a report for the Brookings Institute on Iraq and the importance of reconstructing a failed state wasn't well received in political and government circles.
Economics is not a zero-sum game as was once thought, though in many intellectual and political circles today it is still regarded as such.
For many, both in foreign capitals, among the media elite and in Bush-hostile political circles, this is widely regarded as a very good thing.
Greece is certainly being told it must live up to its commitments, but talk of a Greek exit from the eurozone has suddenly disappeared from political circles in Berlin.
Mr Tapie, who has long been active in French business, sporting and political circles, sued Credit Lyonnais over its handling of the sale in 1993 of sportswear brand Adidas, in which he was a majority stakeholder.
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In London Wortley Montagu moved not only in the highest social and political circles, but also among the most eminent literary figures of her day.
He now chairs the mighty Den Danske bank, sits on many other boards and remains a force in Copenhagen's business and political circles.
In the view of many Iraqis outside political circles, this is an American debate about a problem they believe America created.
This has created a domino effect in ramping-up all-round interest in the subject and has social and political circles abuzz with talks on the subject.
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The Democratic National Committee is also taking on John McCain in a Web video calling into question his reputation as a campaign finance reformer and a maverick who stands outside the inner circles of political dealings in the nation's capital.
While the Tompkins are heroes in most environmental circles, some activists and political leaders have labeled Doug as arrogant, eccentric and out-of-touch with the pressing needs of humans.
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The announcement was greeted with criticism from congressional Republicans and in conservative circles, particularly given IRS testimony last year denying that any political groups were targeted during the 2012 campaign season.
Bundlers are individuals who socialize and work in wealthy circles and who are able to pool a large number of campaign contributions from political action committees and individuals.
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The two well-respected economists created a minor stir in academic circles a few years back when they published "A Theory of Prostitution" in the Journal of Political Economy.
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