In choosing Hamid to head the socio-political unit, he awarded him another star, his second promotion within a year.

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People might assume that Sarah Palin the Reality TV Star is getting free stuff in exchange for promotion.

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"A lot of boys spend a lot of time on there whether it's just self-promotion or charity work, " said the Lions star.

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The President called General John Allen today to congratulate him on his promotion to the rank of general, earning his fourth star, and his assumption of command of the NATO International Security Assistance Force -- ISAF -- and U.S. Forces Afghanistan.

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The former England rugby league star left Wigan for Northampton in 2007 and starred as the Saints won promotion.

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But Ramsey's arrival adds further expectation for the Bluebirds boss to secure promotion to the top-flight this season as Ramsey would join a star-studded squad that includes Craig Bellamy, Jay Bothroyd, Michael Chopra, Peter Whittingham and Seyi Olofinjana.

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According to unnamed sources, Justin Timberlake, a pop star signed to a Sony -controlled label, will be part of a Super Bowl promotion with Pepsi Feb. 3 that will involve free distribution of as many as 1 billion songs through Amazon.com 's DRM-free music store.

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