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Turkey, which was poised to be a major power in the Middle East in 2012, has now been all but excluded as an influence in much of the region.

Punch 1 came from the defender, Oracle Team USA, which was poised and deeply impressive from the start of the first race despite facing match point, winning by 31 seconds.

Mr Bouteflika refuses to lift the eight-year-old ban on the FIS, which was poised to win the 1992 election until the army cancelled it, plunging the country into violence.

Steven Banks, attorney in chief at the Legal Aid Society, which was poised to sue the city if it had continued charging rent to the working homeless families in shelters, described the new plan as a "huge step forward".

The tent was in a "command and control area" for the brigade, which was poised to move later today into Iraq as part of the second wave of ground troops from the 101st, according to Major Cate.

He said a standoff was avoided last week when the department sent a message to Community Board 2, which was poised to officially condemn the project, promising to hold more public meetings on the plan and consider modifications.

In October, IBM announced its newest package, called "Atlantic", which is poised to compete with Themis.

It doesn't look great for Prada, the Italian fashion label, which is poised to price its own offering.

The Muslim Brotherhood, which is poised for sweeping electoral gains on Monday, is adamant the poll should continue.

Speculation continues to swirl around the tight-lipped New York Philharmonic, which is poised to appoint its next music director.

Smaller recipients include Standard Pacific, which is poised to reap cash refunds of $80 million under the new tax break.