So the US dream was destined for decline when their politicians did not take seriously what some of their greatest scientists and engineers were telling them.

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So, what happens when UPS gets ahold of those parcels destined for air delivery?

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For Nextel push-to-talk subs, the writing's been on the wall for some time now, what with that legacy service destined to sunset on June 30th, 2013.

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