In Michigan, where unemployment is highest in the country, at 8.5% in May according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it's been especially hard to break up.

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Officers were told to break it up late at night, leading to complaints they had gone in hard rather than reaching a deal with the demonstrators.

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But the minute we arrive home it gets weird: Lamby picks up a stuffed toy in his mouth and shakes it hard, as if to break its neck.

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Many have continued to dwell on the main headlines worrying about the prospect of a euro zone break-up, a hard landing in China, or a recession in the U.S., among many others.

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The newly independent states around the Caspian have been hard hit by the break-up of the Soviet Union, and they're anxious to bring their reserves onto world markets as quickly as possible.

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"If I didn't think could step up, then I wouldn't be here and I'll be working hard in training to break into what is already a very good football team, " he said.

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