• But these were not -- these were things that we could talk about.

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  • These were not -- I look back at our race in 2008.

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  • Unfortunately, Scott, despite his outgoing personality, was petrified of getting up onstage, and, despite his reputation as a cannon, his sleight-of-hand skills were not audience-ready.

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  • Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy said two-fifths of pensioners - two million people - were not receiving the means-tested benefits to which they are entitled.

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  • His repeated calls for "We the People" to work together were not-so-subtle warnings of who would be responsible if the U.S. government is unable to do so.

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  • At first my friend dodged the question with anti-neocon invective, but when I pressed he admitted he had no idea what Saddam would do if he were not stopped--and he didn't care.

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  • One obvious touchstone for how in-vitro-meat will be received by the public is perhaps the way GM crops were -- or were not - accepted around the world, something that Matheny draws encouragement from.

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  • And as part of our overall strategy, we would like to see reform that would reduce costs in terms of the subsidy in question here, but not -- we were not -- we did not support the full repeal.

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  • And one of the findings he makes is not only that were the civilians in charge -- and he makes it clear, as awful and dumb as the kids were, the six or seven kids that are going to be charged for photographing it -- they were not -- they were being directed.

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  • Data collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act show that independent mortgage companies those that are not depository institutions or their subsidiaries or holding company affiliates made nearly half of higher-priced first-lien mortgages in 2006 but only one-fourth of loans that were not higher-priced.

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  • Harris Interactive conducted the survey online for CareerBuilder, polling 4, 216 full-time workers who were not self-employed.

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  • As the detainees were not legally prisoners-of-war, they were not protected by the Geneva Conventions.

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  • Yes, his rhetoric was decisively anti-Washington, but they were not anti-American.

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  • In the past communities came together to look after the children if their parents were not available - so why not have childcare collectives put together by volunteers?

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  • It is important to remember that these men were certainly not discouraged - and were often encouraged - by the United States to join the fight in Afghanistan, because the Reagan administration and CIA were helping run the war.

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  • It too has met with success, although a recent map promulgated by the Tech City Investment Organization, the body charged by the government with masterminding the development, that showed some 600 start-ups was met with some skepticism as companies that were not high-tech start ups had been included.

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  • The sign at the Beijing Snacks restaurant had said Japanese, Filipino and Vietnamese patrons were not welcome - and neither were dogs.

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  • All the activists - some of whom were dressed all in white but were not wearing masks - denied the allegations and were granted bail on the condition that they did not go within 300 metres of the Clydesdale Plaza.

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  • But her cause would likely not have become so captivating if middle-of-the-road voters were not beginning to doubt the war in Iraq as well.

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  • Their shoulder blades -- not head -- were the point of contact, and the "collar" was used not to give additional force to a blow, but further to protect the neck.

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  • The Electoral Commission is planning a multimedia campaign to boost turnout among young voters after recent research found more than half of eligible 17- to 25-year-olds were not registered to vote.

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  • Hence Toyah Willcox told reporters this week that the Throckmorton residents were not anti-asylum seekers and were not racists.

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  • An increase in traditional freight-train traffic was slowing up rail service, so potatoes that were top-grade when they were loaded in Idaho were mashed--and not by design--when they arrived in Philadelphia.

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  • Manila's more astute between-the-lines readers realized the upper echelons of the military were issuing a not-so-veiled public warning of the military's dissatisfaction with Estrada.

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  • At first, we only looked at homes that were not bank-owned or underwater but options in my price range were limited.

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  • Wallace's innovations, such as changing the company's focus to produce competitively priced, value-for-money vehicles, were not immediately embraced by the Mazda rank-and-file.

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  • Mr Justice Ferris said all parties were agreed that the management agreements - which were clearly not to Sir Elton's advantage - were attributable to the "generous disposition" of the singer and his close relationship with Reid.

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  • They were not clean-cut at all, very messy, and I thought there was going to be an upset - the Georgians were a bit unlucky in the end.

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  • Powell told NBC's Tom Brokaw that he was troubled by the McCain campaign's attempts to associate Obama with former '60s radical William Ayers and some within the Republican Party -- but not McCain -- were making the assertion that Obama is "closet" Muslim.

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  • The question is whether we might over time get the banks and bankers the economy needs - sounder, providing credit where it is really needed - if those banks and bankers were treated not as self-destructive infants but as teenagers trying more often than not to do the right thing.

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