Even though Democrats control 59 seats in the Senate, they could not avoid a Republican filibuster of a bill that has had smooth sailing for 48 years.

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After a steady couple years of smooth Top 100 sailing, history may have repeated yesterday: The programming of the Spectator website possibly allowed some clever wine enthusiasts to discover and share on bulletin boards wines 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 ahead of their announcements by the magazine through the end of the week.

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We noticed a little sluggishness during initial setup when navigating the UI while updating a dozen apps, but it's been smooth sailing ever since.

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"There's a perception that after adolescence, it's smooth sailing -- that if we just get adolescents through their adolescent years, things get better and easier, " Callahan said.

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"Stax, being that it's a legendary soul label, the whole process of recording the album in itself was smooth sailing, " James says.

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