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Some even set personal interviews with prospective residents, making the process "completely arbitrary", Boros said.

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It’s a somewhat arbitrary terminus given the number of non-American artists included here, and the irrelevance of our commercial television to their work.

The Faster Labor Contracts Act would require federal arbitrators to dictate private contracts if employers and unions can’t reach agreement within an arbitrary and unrealistic timeframe.

These arbitrary government preferences for giving out taxpayer money cannot stand legal scrutiny, and the sums aren’t trivial.

“It is flatly untrue to suggest that these changes are arbitrary or politically motivated,” the spokesperson told Reuters.

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