The U.S. Supreme Court would be wise to concur, heed the Federal Trade Commission's complaint and bring pay-for-delay to an abrupt end.

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There has already been bipartisan support to end pay-to-delay, led by Iowa Republican U.S. Sen.

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Congress -- we called on Congress to act without drama or delay throughout the end of the year last year.

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Last June, the United States could not gain Russian support for the new plan and had to delay the Iraqi oil-for-food program until the end of November.

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But recently, officials had been considering whether to delay this scheduled closure - for maintenance work - until the end of 2012, giving the LHC more time to hunt for the elusive particle.

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