Since Clinton would eventually exhaust the card-playing endurance of his aides, the ever-industrious Carson was preparing a backup cadre: he was giving instruction in how to play Clinton's game.
Workers were fixing the last of the three switchboards that they suspect as a possible cause of the problem and the utility was preparing a backup system in case the repairs didn't fix the issue, Tepco spokesman Masayuki Ono told reporters.
That way, when the Treasury bumps up against the debt ceiling in February or March, Republicans could then insist on steep cuts to entitlements as the price of raising it.Indeed, Mr Boehner is preparing a backup plan: he would pass a bill raising taxes on the $1m-plus earners only.
Although the mayor is preparing a backup plan in case the union savings do not come through, his aides say that he is still counting on well over $1 billion in help from Albany that outside analysts say could be even riskier to expect.
In case the senator doesn't bite, however, Wong and her collaborators are already preparing a backup operation, still not ready for public consumption.
Republican officials are reportedly preparing a backup plan in case the Trump Train fully derails and the candidate decides to drop out of the race last minute, ABC News reports.
It is not clear whether the administration was actively seeking Mr. Daqduq's extradition, or whether the charges were prepared as a backup measure in hopes of keeping him locked up should Iraqis fail to prosecute him or should he be acquitted by an Iraqi court.
