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suspending 34 unusual 34 trans fat prohibitions 33 prepping 33 doable 33 favorably disposed 33 justifying 33 scrutinizing 33 thought 33 commended 33 unanimously endorsed 33 surprised 33 Q.Is 33 Govt mulls 33 noncommittal 33 reacted favorably 33 Episcopal Church Favalora 33 suggested 33 reacted cooly 33 broached 33 Favre painkilling injection 33 rumored 33 flirted 33 Are 33 relocating 33 shelved indefinitely 33 rejected 33 hesistant 33 hinting 33 renounce Hagee endorsement 33 pooh poohing 33 researching 33 adamantly opposed 33 granting posthumous pardon 33 endorsing 33 envisage 33 undecided 33 nixed 33 nearing 33 entirely altruistic 33 facing 33 approving 32 awaiting 32 wary 32 announcing 32 revoking 32 think 32 favored 32 talked 32 remain unconvinced 32 acquittal Saifullah 32 Opinions differ 32 commends 32 philosophically opposed 32 look 32 very 32 speculating 32 petitioning 32 praised 32 justify 32 reconfiguring 32 debated 32 SCENARIOS Possible 32 tantamount 32 upping 32 denying 32 opposes 32 awfully awfully 32 gearing 32 Including unvested 32 oppose 32 reacted 32 inquiring 32 harshly criticized 32 praising 32 aware 32 courting 32 comtemplating 32 spotted owl demographics 32 laughable 32 shouldnā 32 unanimously approved 32 possibilities 32 possbility 32 Opinions vary 32 leveraged buyout loomed 32 voiced displeasure 32 cusp 32 uncertain 32 envision 32 formulating 32 Gov't mulls 32 midst 32 remained tight lipped 32 Kate Coatar 32 exacts payback 32 PRQ severs 32 beefing 32 lauded 32 idea 32 spokesman Satoru Tanaka 32 lawyer Virginie Lappe 32 Songy Turner 32 doing 32 awfully 32 possiblity 32 sidestepped questions 32 newsreader RSS feed 32 unconvinced 32 Chairman Phyllis Hunewill 31 Backdating involves manipulating 31 deem 31 shipping outfielder Lastings 31 Mulling 31 digesting 31 undertaking 31 unsurprising 31 raised eyebrows 31 Ron Rychlak associate dean 31 acknowledged 31 commending 31 far fetched 31 Biden jabbing 31 criticizing 31 non commital 31 unhappy 31 similarly noncommittal 31 Given 31 nuclear weaponed 31 canceling 31 annouced 31 spokeswoman Mami Imada 31 lift Azuaje immunity 31 downplayed 31 ramifications 31 Spokeswoman Kendra Barkoff 31 reorganizing 31 hotly debating 31 puzzling 31 exactly ringing endorsement 31 spokesman Albrecht Bamler 31 threepeat realm 31 worms weasels 31 Discussing 31 Deciding 31 KRAUTHAMMER Well 31 okays 31 musing aloud 31 instituting 31 analyzing 31 displeased 31 rethink 31 refiguring 31 worrying 31 reacting 31 Left unsaid 31 unwise 31 Circumstances dictate 31 touting 31 responded 31 slugger Dayan Viciedo 31 envisioning 31 unenthused 31 precludes 31 mixed feelings 31 baffled 31 re evaulate 31 Hardly surprising 31 farfetched 31 doubtful 31 mindful 31 OK'ing 31 deliberating 31 Hilary Ware 31 looks 31 Leaving aside 31 poo pooing 31 counterintuitive 31 reuniting Ben Stiller 31 roundly criticized 31 unlikely 31 expressed skepticism 31 particularly 31 selling Corolla subcompact 31 stubbornly resisted 31 disfavoured 31 voiced concern 31 intrigued 31 Relatively speaking 31 downright 31 foolhardy 31 vehemently opposing 31 unlikelihood 31 Pondering 31 applaud 31 restricting 31 seriously 31 commendable 31 limiting 30 option 30 advocating 30 suggest 30 ordering reinvestigation 30 moth balling 30 Mulching mowers 30 abandoning 30 weighs 30 legally challengeable 30 aainst 30 miffed 30 it'sa 30 basing 30 justifies 30 revaluating 30 begun 30 spokesman Akihiko Oiwa 30 options 30 BY ANDY THOMPSON 30 fathom 30 imagine 30 approves 30 responding 30 baulking 30 urges defrocking 30 barring 30 uncharted territory 30 adamantly opposes 30 pervasive weariness 30 negatives outweigh 30 financially strapped 30 Lawmaker proposes 30 applauded 30 defended 30 choosing 30 disagreed 30 noteworthy 30 approve McChystal proposed 30 accommodate procrastinators 30 reevaluate 30 consulted 30 Chairwoman Pat Mulieri 30 brainer 30 heatedly debated 30 Uttapa denied 30 girding 30 NPT Mohammad Karamirad 30 apprehensive 30 downright frightening 30 expressed concern 30 Ankara categorically rejects 30 possibilty 30 might 30 reacted positively 30 seem counterintuitive 30 nixes 30 potentially 30 non committal 30 Federal Reserve supervise systemically 30 wondered 30 deathknell 30 busying himself 30 risky proposition 30 Approved 30 reacted warily 30 advising 30 dispelled rumors 30 eminently plausible 30 voicing disapproval 30 redesigning 30 Questions surround 30 rethinks 30 hasnā 30 abruptly commuted Libby 30 Guilliaume Latendresse scored 30 befriended Palfrey 30 logistical impossibility 30 deeply troubling 30 figuring 30 downplays 30 endorsed 30 preferrable 30 keeping tabs 30 penalizing 30 dissuaded 30 confirmed 30 objected 30 touted 30 peccary species 30 Windows PCs Honestech 30 rejects 30 spokeswoman Jeanette Schwamberger 30 Contempt citations 30 scrapping 30 commend 30 backload 30 raises eyebrows 30 modifying 30 rearranging 30 possibly 30 praiseworthy 30 kiboshed 30 Navy gunships 30 Particularly irksome 30 still 30 suing 30 worrysome 30 cited 30 strongside linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka 30 suprising 30 deliberates 30 respectfully disagrees 30 making 30 reacted cautiously 30 wholeheartedly endorse 30 negotiating 30 foresee 30 depart Suffredini 30 chary 29 applauds 29 Veronica Marron 29 finding morally unproblematic 29 Bert Brantley spokesman 29 Asked 29 plausible 29 endorses 29 hesitant 29 devising 29 Rumors swirl 29 announce 29 unclear 29 Contemplating 29 indifferent Gispert 29 already 29 expressed displeasure 29 perplexed 29 seem 29 voicing displeasure 29 smoothest confirmations 29 protester Alex Potterill 29 Lt. 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Roberta Niedt 29 contesting 29 ambivalent 29 cloth tenting TEPCO 29 voiced misgivings 29 heartened 29 plans 29 President Rick Modesitt 29 WARREN TRUSS Well 29 steeling themselves 29 embarking 29 necessitate 29 frankly 29 involve 29 timing 29 harbored ambitions 29 reprioritizing 29 Failor discounted 29 levity super duper 29 advocated 29 head scratcher 29 investigated 29 especially 29 Fairness dictates 29 requesting 29 La Russa juggled 29 awfully tempting 29 unduly burdening 29 Govt defers 29 indefinitely postpone 29 rebuffed overtures 29 revolt balking 29 edging closer 29 Superintendent Carolyn Wierda 29 Chinese agribusiness SinoChem 29 resonated Calkins 29 Angie Welling spokeswoman 29 decision 29 okayed 29 involves 29 grossly hypocritical 29 irked 29 skeptical 29 mused 29 counter intuitive 29 rearranging deck 29 curtailing 29 unthinkable 29 Alderman Greg Helding 29 looked askance 29 Diana Crossan 29 afoot 29 tweaking 29 perplexing 29 thrown monkey wrench 29 factored 29 unaware 29 upping sticks 29 proceeding cautiously 29 qualms 29 dealing 29 shying away 29 rationalizing 29 concered 29 assistant Pang Liwei 29 refrained 29 understandable 29 reacted coolly 29 downsizing 29 capable 29 implications 29 ben.schott @ nytimes.com 29 decidedly lukewarm 29 staunchest proponents 29 complicating matters 29 consolidating 29 lobbied unsuccessfully 29 reinstating 29 acquainting himself 29 amending 29 hamstrung 29 leans toward 29 Reviewing 29 entail 29 Mud flaps 29 doesnā 29 Aloko wrote 29 treading warily 29 Don Lindly 29 Nariang 29 suing Breitbart 29 res ponded 29 deems 29 Rumors circulated 29 piecing together 29 disseminates federally 29 largely symbolic 29 necessitated 29 expanding 29 Perry Pelos head 29 premature 29 tight lipped 29 gauging 29 splitting hairs 29 say 29 amenable 29 deemed 29 mind boggling 29 indepth knowledge 29 musing 29 oth MORE 29 bucking 29 prohibited SanGar 29 ditching 29 actively exploring 29 downright scary 29 pooh poohed 29 disagrees 29 strongly opposes 29 moneysaving 29 pretty darned 29 lockout decertification 29 precluding 29 finalizes 29 worth remembering 29 accepting 29 heartily endorsed 29 arguable 29 Mayor Regenia Bailey 29 Rumours abound 29 likened 29 enthused 29 resorted 29 DE Schobel 29 capping 29 RICHARD SEDDON Yes 29 unanimous Jagland 29 explored 29 Suggestions ranged 29 Duplicating 29 struggling 29 unadvisable 29 disputing 28 waiving 28 experiencing 28 preposterous unworthy 28 Mayor Sireci 28 dreading 28 intradivision games 28 Collin O'Mara secretary 28 heartily applaud 28 coping 28 FDIC DIF compared 28 wondered aloud 28 unconcerned 28 unimpressed 28 chairman Stan Batemon 28 decidedly unenthusiastic 28 Alexandra Neri 28 quashed rumors 28 feasable 28 confirming 28 negotiating ploy 28 asked 28 regard 28 announced 28 Skepticism abounds 28 dissuade 28 Adolor urges 28 given 28 debarring 28 treading cautiously 28 Penalising 28 Treasurer Richard Mourdock 28 Councilwoman Connie Ladenburg 28 aggressively pursuing 28 fining violators 28 signaled 28 prospect 28 Discussed 28 pros cons 28 hailed 28 outlaws cramped cages 28 Recommending 28 & quotThat 28 co oping 28 strenuously oppose 28 appealling 28 adjusting 28 analagous 28 reacted sceptically 28 significantly undervalues Rio Tinto 28 approved 28 predictably livid 28 revisted 28 cognizant 28 scaling 28 acted prudently 28 speculate 28 Ariane Rummery spokeswoman 28 redesignating 28 indeed 28 Particularly worrisome 28 acquiring 28 imposing stricter 28 puzzled 28 dismissing 28 PRO CON Is 28 pursing 28 Larry Hamermesh 28 neurologically stabilized 28 pure conjecture 28 offing 28 befuddling 28 finding 28 Evaluating 28 OK'da 28 NATIONAL MORTGAGE growing 28 outlawing affirmative action 28 adamantly disagreed 28 blockbusters Birns 28 locals Mullner plan 28 some 28 approve 28 eliminating lawn mowing 28 troubling 28 tasked 28 ACLU Cecillia Wang 28 Dirdal 28 calling 28 favoring 28 Shigefumi Tanimoto rancher 28 dimisses 28 evincing interest 28 weigh 28 decides 28 losses UTEK dependence 28 carrot sticks apple slices 28 prioritizing 28 faulted 28 scrambling 28 foresees 28 hardly earth shattering 28 difficulty comprehending 28 Michael Ratzon Likud 28 McCaudy 28 Yamana Pilar Au 28 Besides 28 agrees 28 worthwhile 28 seeing 28 imposing 28 spokeswoman Monika Saito 28 Uncertainty lingers 28 gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad 28 LIASSON Well 28 renegotiating 28 leading rebounder Emeka 28 poised 28 Chairman Yves Fortier 28 alluded 28 formalizing 28 unguaranteed debt 28 concurred 28 chartering planes 28 Hardly ringing endorsement 28 Khalid Elhasumi detention 28 clinical worsening suicidality 28 Councilor Regenia Bailey 28 spokesman Bill Echikson 28 Haans Vitek 28 postpone 28 smarting 28 pushing 28 recalibrating 28 unrestricted MP3s 28 daunting task 28 Adm. Eliezer Marum 28 downscaling 28 doubted 28 actively courting 28 Paramount Pictures Universal Studios 28 OK'ed 28 impractical 28 regionalizing 28 Prof Rothwell 28 Joking aside 28 unalterably opposed 28 convinced 28 discount Clomid Clomiphene 28 Judge Sonia Sotomayer 28 politically untenable 28 recommends 28 inching towards 28 investigate 28 Gina Swankie spokeswoman 28 Bafokeng homestay 28 balks 28 discourages 28 Lantos D Calif 28 discuss 28 quiet Legay 28 lobbied 28 Omotoso predicts 28 John Danehey 28 dissuasive effect 28 discontinuing 28 fiscally frugal 28 OKed 28 attorney William Settina 28 AGL demerger 28 voicing misgivings 28 Raquelle Lewis Texas 28 predicting 28 downgrading 28 it 28 opted 28 Whitacre Kresa 28 acted swiftly 28 Investec Deboo 28 desirous 28 Hiring freezes 28 Faced 28 downsize 28 coordinator Kevin Weiberg 28 Adjudicator publishes 28 severing ties 28 militantly opposed 28 disappointed 28 confusion Wanly 28 rescinding 28 coincidental 28 drastic 28 spokeswoman Jill Midkiff 28 disagree 28 voiced skepticism 28 launched furious counterassault 28 seeking quali MORE 28 redoing 28 merely coincidental 28 merely codifies 28 Karin Brinkmann 28 flabbergasted 28 Commissioner Jim Atterholt 28 determining 28 sidestepped 28 FACTBOX Possible 28 includes EDN EDN 28 switching gears 28 CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION 28 cogitating 28 demutualizing 28 agreed 28 Ed Wehrheim 28 Co KUFPEC 28 tread carefully 28 threw monkey wrench 28 Rideau Vanier Coun 28 regretting 28 Eating healthily 28 Distant quakes 28 floated Levitch 28 witnessing 28 citied 28 abhor whaling 28 that'sa 28 Reinvigorated Clinton 28 Democrats treaded carefully 28 Indicative Average 28 unfeasible 28 VAN SUSTEREN Well 28 woefully lacking 28 retrenching 28 jeapordise 28 evaluate 28 forsees 28 privately groused 28 overly fussed 28 resisted 28 divestitures restructurings product 28 member Lois Finkelman 28 embracing 27 SmartChip TM product 27 tacitly acknowledging 27 distasteful 27 demoting 27 Normal indiviual 27 understandably wary 27 Photos Relive 27 OKs 27 Make bootable backups 27 Mr Kafataris 27 probing 27 daunting prospect 27 Stoppard epic 27 looked 27 comparably priced greener 27 Daiwa SB Ogawa 27 deny 27 thisclose 27 offensive lineman Pat McQuistan 27 dumbfounded 27 admittedly 27 lanes unsafely 27 flatly rejected 27 Sam Brentano 27 loosens restrictions 27 spokeswoman Rebecca Rausch 27 perhaps 27 Venny Saucedo 27 dismisses PIL 27 cons 27 dismayed 27 defensive lineman Jeremy Jarmon 27 baulked 27 yet 27 Hart contends LandSharks 27 naval aviator wings 27 UTEK dependence 27 sheer smallness 27 defers 27 reassess 27 adamantly oppose 27 Panel moots 27 banning trans fats 27 Particularly 27 poo pooed 27 cottoned onto 27 reeling 27 augmenting 27 discouraged 27 forsee 27 ask 27 faced 27 Polanski convicted felon 27 reacted guardedly 27 Pre empting 27 institutionally incapable 27 Frankly 27 supervise systemically 27 ludicrous 27 hoping 27 stridently opposed 27 renovating 27 Manager Nathan Cherpeski 27 mentioned 27 Is 27 Further complicating matters 27 deeming 27 Riverstone conducts 27 Rumors persist 27 Critics assail 27 moots 27 proving 27 privatizing custodial 27 Chairman Clyde Graeber 27 Natalie Whorms 27 pretty 27 liberalizing FDI 27 emphasizing smokeless 27 Giving 27 GRAEME McDOWELL Yeah 27 Amanda Wurst spokeswoman 27 stockpiling antiviral drugs 27 opting 27 Diana Kees 27 celebrating 27 Luis Monteagudo spokesman 27 Especially 27 renovated KeyArena 27 flatly rejects 27 careful consideration 27 A.The 27 treading lightly 27 nervously await 27 dubious 27 Particularly troubling 27 Smirnoff Jose Cuervo 27 theyā 27 Financially strapped 27 tells WCBC News 27 feelers 27 adapting 27 alive Struyven 27 reacted tepidly 27 discourage 27 IRENA headquarters 27 fathoming 27 mind boggles 27 financial straits 27 compiling 27 condemning 27 realigning 27 decidedly underwhelming 27 align creator Joss 27 committed 27 piece mealing 27 taxing sugary beverages 27 sundowner prediction 27 adament 27 dapper dimple chinned 27 auditioning kickers 27 astrobiologist Mitch Sogin 27 backcourt mate Delonte West 27 braced 27 Alarie Ray Garcia 27 prohibit 27 survivor Yang Zhukai 27 alarmed 27 criticizes 27 Stacy Drake McCredy 27 quarantining infected 27 Pilgrim Reflections 27 alternatives 27 Opposes constitutional amendment 27 largely symbolic gesture 27 downright bizarre 27 okaying 27 improperly meddled 27 waffling 27 Blake Ress 27 underestimating