QUES: Still , Mauresmo has the confidence of having beaten Serena for the first time and also is buoyed by Venus Williams ' upset loss Sunday to Vera Zvonareva .

She has the confidence of having beaten her for the first time and she is buoyed by Venus Williams ' upset loss of two days ago .

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QUES: Sales - a figure watched closely as a barometer of its health - rose 5 percent instead of falling as many industry experts had predicted .

It also disclosed that sales -- a figure closely watched by analysts as a barometer of its health -- were significantly higher than industry experts expected .

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QUES: " Accordingly , there needs to be more on the horizon than simply winning a war against terrorism .

" There must be more on the horizon than simply winning a war against terrorism , " namely , a " promise of a better and fairer world . "

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