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The American Chamber of Commerce and InvestHK , which oversees investment into the territory , are talking to other bands to ask them to step in .
The American Chamber of Commerce and InvestHK , which oversees investment into the territory , is talking to other bands to replace the Stones .
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yes

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Mahmud was seized near Tikrit , the area from which he and Hussein hail , about 90 miles north of Baghdad , U.S. military officials said Wednesday night .
Mahmud was seized near Tikrit , the area from which he and Saddam hail , about 150 kilometres north-west of Baghdad , US military officials said .
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yes

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The draft of the report was forthright : " Climate change has global consequences for human health and the environment . "
The original report had concluded that ' ' climate change has global consequences for human health and the environment , ' ' according to an internal EPA memo .
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yes

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While a critical success , Luhrmann 's opulent production of the Puccini opera will end with losses of about $ US6 million ( $ A9.2 million ) .
Baz Luhrmann 's opulent version of the Puccini opera will fold June 29 after a disappointing seven-month run and losses of about $ 6 million .
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no