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Platinum prices soared to 23-year highs earlier this year after President Bush ( news - web sites ) proposed investing $ 1.2 billion for research on fuel cell-powered vehicles .
Platinum prices soared to 23-year highs earlier this year after U.S. President George W. Bush proposed investing $ 1.2 billion for research on fuel cell-powered vehicles .
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yes

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Branch was later fired by the company and eventually filed a wrongful-termination suit that included details about the documents , the Journal story said .
The former employees filed wrongful-termination suits , dismissed in July 2002 , that included details about the documents , the Journal story said .
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no

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The dollar 's slide against the yen was curbed by wariness that Japanese authorities could intervene to stem the yen 's rise .
Despite hefty losses against the euro , the dollar 's slide versus the yen was curbed by wariness that Japanese authorities could intervene to stem the yen 's rise .
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no

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Because of the holiday period , the agency will not release data from the period since Dec. 27 until today .
Because of the holidays , CDC is not releasing data from the period since Dec. 27 until today .
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yes