Operating with such little regard for the current season is something other baseball executives likely fantasize about.

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While Mr. Weinberger's contributions to promoting freedom, democracy, economic opportunity and American strength certainly qualify him as a most distinguished citizen-patriot, history probably will regard him as something more -- a Winston Churchill for his time.

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And I, like I think Tony, am very concerned that the Bush administration has fixated on the thing that can be done quickly, with very little regard, certainly in a number of places no regard, for the fact that the institutions that make elections amount to something more than one man, one vote, one time are not being put into place as well.

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The committee makes a series of interesting points about the inner workings of the IPSA system - how supporting the work of MPs is something IPSA, merely has to "have regard to, " rather than its central duty, for example.

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Strong performance from the mortgage businesses of the big banks Wells Fargo bears watching in that regard would also be taken as a positive sign for the housing market, but that may not be something investors should hold their breath over.

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