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  • Mr. McCollum, the top law-enforcement of ficial in the state at the epicenter of the foreclosure mess, is emerging as a key official in the 50-state probe, which was announced last week and is being spearheaded by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller.

    Lenders Talking to States Vanessa O'Connell 2010

  • Beijing also doesn't want to be responsible for any of the agenda points, in order not to take ownership of any of the potential conclusions, according to one top G-20 of ficial.

    Sarkozy's Push on Yuan Falters Nathalie Boschat 2011

  • "The local government is going to offer exemptions on local taxes, and we have negotiated for a 15% discount for Korean firms bidding for a supply of raw materials in cases of long-term contracts," a KDB of ficial said.

    China May Widen Door to Rare-Earth Joint Ventures 2010

  • In Washington there is the official source, but look for the 'super-ficial' sources (spouses, hairdressers, gardener, best friends, assistants, drycleaners) because they have a much better idea about what is really going on.

    Jennifer Maguire: Suggested Summer Reading for the Obama Crowd 2009

  • Except at of ficial functions, contact with any except pro-Western nations is nonexistent.

    Enemies of the People KATI MARTON 2009

  • Except at of ficial functions, contact with any except pro-Western nations is nonexistent.

    Enemies of the People KATI MARTON 2009

  • Except at of ficial functions, contact with any except pro-Western nations is nonexistent.

    Enemies of the People KATI MARTON 2009

  • I simply assumed he was an of-ficial from the Rwandan Patriotic Front who was joining his comrades for an inspection of the battle zone.

    'I've Lost Nearly Everyone.' 2008

  • Perhaps the best comes first: a stunning prologue on the sheer face of a Utah mountain, where brother and sister Peter and Annie Garrett (Chris O'Donnell and Robin Tunney) and their father (Stuart Wilson) find themselves dangling over the void suspended by a single fraying rope, facing a sacri-ficial Sophie's-like choice that, of course, will haunt the survivors for the rest of the movie.

    Cliffhanger 2008

  • "It's shades of the political police," says a Justice of ficial.

    Looking For More Control 2008

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