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• In the case of Thursday's London confab, the post-meeting harmony was particularly striking because it followed several weeks of public bickering about issues ranging from the size of economic stimulus packages to tougher international regulation of financial markets. —  Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com
• (Judging by the discussions at Sunday's Boston Society of Film Critics confab, there's a lot more critical support for this movie than has emerged so far in awards lists.) —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
• -- Last September, at DemoFall, I wrote that the most obvious trend in evidence at the technology showcase confab was the prevalence of iPhone apps. —  CNET News.com
• : Onerous UK regulations are eased after the latest WRC regulatory confab, and 2.4 GHz is now license-free in the UK. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
• The mobile-phone industry has met up in Barcelona for its annual confab, and among all the new handset releases was some more compelling news: phone makers and operators have pledged they'll standardize on mini-USB chargers. —  Techdirt

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