The danger with this form of stimulus is twofold: First, it takes too long for the government spending to kick in, and second, spending may easily focus on pork-barrel projects that have little inherent value.

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They understand what it takes to break wires, what it takes to kick out taillights or what it takes to bang on the top of the roof.

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Joe Kinnear, confirmed as Newcastle manager until the end of the season 24 hours before kick-off, will be happy with a point that takes them out of the bottom three of the Premier League as arch-rivals Sunderland fall into the drop zone.

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The match takes place on Wednesday 25 March, kick-off 1945 GMT.

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So, and different piece of hardware priced differently in different markets for us so, but the 8800 is a little more expensive in the Curve but its delightful to see the carriers pricing the Curve so aggressively because, my experience is when they do this it should actually takes two or three months for the momentum to really sort of kick in the gear.

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It's clear that our elected officials are afraid of ticking off voters, with their particular needs, so they kick the can down the road, hoping someone else takes on the tough stuff.

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The FDA has granted VivaGel fast track status, which has had little impact so far, but will really kick in at the phase 3 trial level, usually cutting the time it takes to get a product registered and on the market in half.

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United gain a free kick on the left of the City penalty area and a well struck shot from Robin van Persie takes a big nick off Samir Nasri as he attempts to take cover and the ball dips into the lower far corner.

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