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  • A TLC source tells TV Guide Magazine that the series was always planned as an "eight-week television event," as originally announced last fall, and there haven't been any discussions about continuing.

    TLC Source: No Plans to Continue Sarah Palin's Alaska 2011

  • Loughner was suspended halfway into the eight-week course.

    Suspect Jared Loughner known for bizarre behavior 2011

  • NEW YORK—The euro surged to an eight-week high against the dollar Tuesday on fresh hopes that Greece's debt restructuring would be completed soon.

    Euro Climbs to Eight-Week High Stephen L. Bernard 2012

  • Crude stocks already are 3.5% above the five-year average and stand at an eight-week high.

    Crude Ends Slightly Lower David Bird 2012

  • The raid in Los Angeles came as Philadelphia police cleared a group of Occupy protesters from a plaza next to City Hall early Wednesday to make way for a long-planned renovation, ending a nearly eight-week encampment.

    L.A. Police Disperse Protesters' Camp Tamara Audi 2011

  • BAGHDAD—The main Sunni partner in Iraq's Shiite-led coalition government ended an almost eight-week boycott of cabinet meetings, dialing down tensions in a crisis that erupted hours after the departure of the last U.S. soldier in December.

    Iraqi Crisis Ebbs as Sunnis Return to Cabinet Sam Dagher 2012

  • Meanwhile, the euro took a breather against the U.S. dollar after tapping an eight-week high Tuesday on Greek optimism.

    Asian Shares Up Slightly Shri Navaratnam 2012

  • When Bath last came here, on New Year's Day, Armitage's row with a drugs‑tester resulted in an eight-week ban that caused him to miss the Six Nations.

    London Irish 12-13 Bath | Aviva Premiership match report 2011

  • The main Sunni partner in Iraq's Shiite-led coalition government ended an almost eight-week boycott of cabinet meetings, dialing down tensions in a crisis that erupted hours after the departure of the last U.S. soldier.

    What's News— 2012

  • Philadelphia police cleared a group of "Occupy" protesters from a plaza next to City Hall early Wednesday to make way for a long-planned renovation, ending a nearly eight-week encampment inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement.

    Police Clear 'Occupy' Site in Philadelphia Peter Loftus 2011

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