Doomsday scenarios are patterns based on our perceptions of the passage of time.

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Strategists also benefit from subsiding levels of implied volatility on the stock and the passage of time.

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If the public is conflicted on the subject, it's fair to say that some notable politicians - over the passage of time - have been too.

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MPs will decide next week whether to approve a "timetable motion", which would set out the amount of time for debate on the House of Lords Reform Bill and the terms of its passage through Parliament.

BBC: UK Politics

Republicans have responded by saying the president's August timeline for passage is too risky, calling on lawmakers to take more time to research the impact of the bills.

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Meanwhile, the government has agreed that MPs will be given time to discuss the way ahead on the Leveson proposals on press freedom during the passage of the Crime and Courts Bill.

BBC: Leveson reform discussions continue

On your first question on the CR, I mean, we obviously support the passage of the three-week CR, precisely because we need the time to negotiate a final CR for fiscal year 2011.

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