First some gory details about entitlement spending: As the 78 million baby boomers begin retiring over the next few years, under business-as-usual scenarios, spending on their Social Security and health care will more than double by 2050 to about 18% of the GDP.

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As usual it gives few details of China's own weapons.

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While we're totally in support of intellectual property owners getting paid for their content, we worry that these tough new rules will discourage and even prohibit the many legitimate uses of P2P networks that have nothing to do with stealing movies and music -- as usual, a few bad apples (well, maybe more than a few) have caused everyone else to suffer.

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Polling day itself will have little to do with the selection of Russia's next president, which will as usual take place behind closed doors over the next few months.

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It has few of the usual obligations towards the workers concerned, such as providing housing.

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Blitzstein pleaded guilty, went to prison for a few years, then returned to Vegas and picked up, business as usual, by operating low-level rackets.

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"As of a week ago, the ocean surface temperature was a few degrees higher than usual, " Liu said, referring to data collected by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency satellite.

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After a strike, the world might breathe a sigh of relief and settle down to a few fun months of battering Israel for protecting herself and the common good: business as usual.

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Apple, as usual, won't make an appearance at CES because Macworld is held a few days later, and SteveJobsSteve Jobs likely will be busy rehearsing his own keynote speech, which tends to get more attention than any of the announcements that emanate from Sin City.

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