On the broader issue of using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, there are a variety of options -- I mean, a variety of considerations that go into whether or not to take action in that regard.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

With only five years to go until the target date for the MDGs, there is an urgent need to translate words into action.

UNESCO: CULTURE

The fiscal cliff refers to the combination of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that go into effect in January without action by Congress, and which may tilt the U.S. back into recession. (For explanation, click here ).

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Were that to happen the star's stake would be put on the action block and could go into other hands.

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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder repeated his opposition to military action in Iraq, adding he would be glad to see Saddam Hussein go into exile.

BBC: Europe appeals for time on Iraq

The Federal Open Market Committee's action on Dec. 16 was historic in its boldness and its willingness to go further into unchartered waters.

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