President Karzai updated the President on the security situation in Afghanistan, which has calmed since the events of recent weeks.

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Given recent events, it would appear likely that Avastin, which is typically made in bulk quantities, would be included on such a list and more states will adopt the same policy, especially after the FDA and state health and pharmacy officials hold a scheduled meeting on December 19 to discuss compounding.

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In this context, he attaches particular importance to Senator Pinochet's memory deficit for recent events, which would affect his ability to relate and understand items of information given to him at a trial, and to his limited ability to comprehend complex sentences and questions and to process verbal information.

BBC: Straw's statement in full

Recent events, goes the argument, show that Europe needs a permanent president, as proposed in the Lisbon treaty, which has been on hold since the Irish rejected it in a referendum in June.

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