Ben Bernanke maintains that what he is doing is merely an extension of normal monetary policy.

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So much time has passed without certainty that a normal one-year extension would not be a game-changer for our 2013 build plans.

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It has, for instance, given Microsoft a short extension to the normal deadline for replying to the statement of objections.

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The extension of permanent normal trade relations treatment to the products of the Republic of Moldova will permit the United States to avail itself of all rights under the WTO Agreement with respect to the Republic of Moldova.

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The extension of permanent normal trade relations treatment to the products of the Russian Federation will permit the United States to avail itself of all rights under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (the "WTO Agreement") with respect to the Russian Federation.

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Twitter was an extension of that idea, he says, giving those tools to citizens, to normal people.

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