Also, because the unions would have stayed away, the remaining Dems will not be too keen on taking up causes for the unions, especially when they were not doing so even when they were backed by them.

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According to a source with a stake in the region, many larger stake firms have kept their distance as not to hurt their partnerships with countries that would not be keen on collaborating with Israel.

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That may be a party which is not keen on early national polls.

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There is no reason why the state should be paying salaries for people who have not shown up to work in decades or be hostage to a taxi union keen on maintaining their monopoly at the expense of tourism, which comprises almost the whole Greek export sector.

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But while the white coat may have had its day, for those keen on a uniform all may not be lost.

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One reason perhaps is that although the Russians seem to be keen on such a regime, the US has not elicited enough concessions in principle on law enforcement to make this worthwhile from their perspective (notwithstanding the probable lack of practical effect of such an agreement also).

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The Ducati rider has won all three previous races at the desert circuit, despite claiming it is not one of his favourites, and he will be keen to keep up that record under the lights on Sunday.

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America's generals, not noticeably keen on humanitarian wars of intervention in the first place, are going to be doubly resentful if human-rights-minded liberals get them into a humanitarian war and then expose American soldiers to prosecution for what they do in that war.

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Regardless, getting your hands on any of the hotter deals will likely be a chore, and if you're not exactly keen with lining up outside a retailer's door at 3:00AM, just hold tight for that soon-to-come Cyber Monday, cool?

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