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Peter Kelly, chief executive of The Poverty Alliance said the march was a response to challenges being felt by people in Scotland.

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“The price of oil is important because it takes away the purchasing power of consumers,” said Peter Higgins, head of fixed income at Shelton Capital Management.

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Roughly half of employees get any training in a year, and the average among those who receive it is about 14 hours, according to Peter Cappelli, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School who studies human resources.

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Peter Thiel, the prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist, has been paying high-achieving kids to skip college through his fellowship program since 2011.

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Peter Eliasberg, chief counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, agreed, adding that the Sheriff’s Department has a history of not thoroughly reviewing video and failing to hold deputies accountable for improper use of force and other wrongdoing — even when it’s caught on camera.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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