The exposure helped Mink get plugs in 23 magazines.

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Other Vegas hotels get more plugs for their views, but the designers of the Mandarin Bar were artists in the way they framed the picture, cutting out the soiled and seedy and leaving just the excitement and promise that epitomizes Vegas.

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If an election were called next week, Britain might well end up with a Parliament for the next five years that is defined entirely by its views on claiming for bath plugs, rather than on how to get the country out of the worst recession in 70 years.

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Some of the upgrades are easy to spot, such as more power outlets in the cabins, including standard plugs for laptops, and features that make it easier to get at stuff in the bed.

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