As a result, recent events may be causing some of the more recent gold investors to take profits or exit the precious metal altogether.

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Given recent events, many employees may be having second thoughts about that.

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Regrettably, as documented in a new paper, Not Free, Not Fair: An Assessment of the 20 May 1990 Elections in Romania, recent events in Romania have vindicated these fears.

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But if recent events are any indicator, the more important data points may be legal challenges and petitions to regulators.

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But recent events suggest the success and reputation of such a large charity may have allowed mistakes to be made.

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The forthcoming Facebook IPO, set for May, will be one of the greatest events in recent tech memory.

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Nasa says its Stereo-B and Spitzer spacecraft may be in the paths of the mass of particles unleashed by these recent events.

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