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  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 339.51 points, or 2.9%, to 12208.55, reclaiming the 12000 level for the first time in three months, as European leaders hashed out an eleventh-hour agreement to address the fallout from Greece's debt woes.

    Dow at 12208, Boosted by Deal Jonathan Cheng 2011

  • Mr. Layton told reporters shortly after the budget was released Tuesday that he couldn't support the package in its current form, signaling that he might be open to eleventh-hour concessions by the government.

    Canadian Government Is Likely to Fall in Fiscal Battle Nirmala Menon 2011

  • Despite an eleventh-hour twist and the best efforts of a newly formed lobby group, the defamation bill was passed today, including the aforementioned provisions on blasphemous libel.

    Their puzzling devoutness 2009

  • Faced with the prospect of a soft opening, Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures is making an eleventh-hour social-media push, essentially a big bet that word-of-mouth will be good.

    Studio Scrambles on 'Super 8' Michelle Kung 2011

  • President Barack Obama called congressional leaders to a White House meeting Tuesday in an eleventh-hour attempt at a spending deal to avert a government shutdown Friday.

    Congress Jousts as Budget Clock Ticks Naftali Bendavid 2011

  • Despite an eleventh-hour twist and the best efforts of a newly formed lobby group, the defamation bill was passed today, including the aforementioned provisions on blasphemous libel.

    July « 2009 « Sentence first 2009

  • TVGuide.com chatted with Harrison about the eleventh-hour exit, why he didn't feel bad about letting Ryan show up in Fiji, and how Ashley's family won't give a "glowing report" on J.P. Plus: Who steals the show at Sunday's upcoming "Men Tell All" 9/8c, ABC?

    Is Ryan the Next Bachelor? Who Does Ashley's Family Have Reservations About? Harrison Tells All 2011

  • In an eleventh-hour twist, Ryan Murphy named not one but two winners of The Glee Project.

    The Glee Project Winners Talk Subtitles, Cameron and Making Musical Love to Ryan Murphy 2011

  • Two of Palin's endorsed candidates lost: Tom Emmer in Minnesota and former GOP Rep. Tom Tancredo in Colorado, whom Palin backed in an eleventh-hour endorsement.

    A mixed bag for Sarah Palin's endorsed candidates in 2010 election Felicia Sonmez 2010

  • The bill was lifted by a surge of new support this week, provoking an eleventh-hour blitz of lobbying by Jewish Orthodox and Roman Catholic leaders, including New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan .

    GOP Wrestles With Gay Marriage Vote Jacob Gershman 2011

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