The U.S. isn't out of the question, but talks are in the early stages.

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While V isn't out of the question, I'm skeptical that we can quickly work off the huge inventories and industrial capacities we've accumulated.

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Criminal penalties aren't out of the question.

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"Playing well in Paris isn't totally out of the question, it's just going to be a little tough, " he added.

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"The one-dayers are still out of the question - I won't go back on the decision I've made, " added the 29-year-old, who quit one-day international cricket after the Champions Trophy in 2006.

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That certainly was the uber political message coming out of the White House, even if it wasn't a directive from the top of the IRS. Another question is who stopped the "inappropriate" requests once they were discovered.

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British Prime Minister David Cameron told a parliamentary committee he hoped to "persuade our European partners" to relax the embargo, which is due to be renewed in May, "but if we can't, then it's not out of the question we might have to do things in our own way".

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We don't even question the marvelous advances that once seemed out of reach.

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