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If convicted, Mr. Berlusconi would probably file an appeal and ask for new parliamentary elections to be held, essentially seeking the verdict's repudiation by voters.
"We will emerge as a privately held, essentially debt-free company with a solid financial position," the chief executive, Michael P. Durney, said.
For almost two years, the media have operated with a freedom that never existed under Mubarak, and Egypt has held essentially fair elections for both parliament and the Presidency.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Dozens of pro-government Syrians attempted to assault an American diplomatic delegation that included the ambassador on Thursday, striking its motorcade as it traveled to a meeting with an opposition figure in Damascus and then trying to break into an office where the meeting was held, essentially trapping the participants inside for 90 minutes.
And in a series of cases following the Civil Rights Act — Green v. County School Board (1968), Alexander v. Holmes (1969), and Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education (1971) — the Court held essentially that states have a positive duty to integrate their schools.
In addition, $50 million from M/A-COM has been held essentially in an escrow account, to cover the state's costs, and that money could be forfeited to the state should the contract be canceled, according to a spokeswoman for the Office for Technology.
Mr. Giuliani and Mrs. Clinton hold essentially identical positions on abortion.
With the very important exception of Iraq, the major candidates hold essentially the same views.
Economists had expected the index to hold essentially steady at 54.0.
It was not this doubtless biased blogger, but the smart guys from Football Outsiders who also pointed out, in real time, that Steelers' lineman Chris Kemoeatu was holding essentially on every play, and never got called for it.
While we wait to see whether or not leaders can come to a comprehensive agreement, European stock markets are holding essentially flat, as is the spread on yields between Italian and German ten-year bonds.
