Reverend JEFF BUTCHER (United Methodist Church): We are gathered today as people who are concerned about our neighbors and are standing with them, and to make a circle of love around our brothers who are in need today.

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France is a country with many obvious problems, but in the area of food, it has excelled in creating a virtuous circle of people who love making food and people who appreciate food that is well made.

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More than most people, I think he drew sustenance, and love, from a circle of friends, not to mention the public.

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Now it is trying to love-bomb Indian businesses into investing again, in the hope of creating a virtuous circle of more jobs and tax revenues.

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