And so in the end, we get a very close, fairly intimate relationship, especially on the intelligence level, between the United States and Iraq.

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Danielle Chiesi made a name for herself by building close personal (allegedly intimate) relationships with powerful men, in exchange for company secrets, which she then passed on to Raj Rajaratnam, the leader of what is being called the largest insider trader ring ever.

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When the report comes back, often the morning after a game, coaches can click on a player's number and view video of every play he was involved in, as well as intimate measures of his performance that include a breakdown of where his assists were received: close to the rim, for instance, or in the paint or out near the three-point line.

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