It might take holidays like this to crack open the best samples from our vast, national, collective archive, but that makes it all the more special.

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Her personal integrity has made her all the more willing to appoint special prosecutors (when she was a lawyer in Miami, she called in a special prosecutor to investigate drunk-driving charges against her own mother).

ECONOMIST: Lexington

All the more so because Iraq is a special case.

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So it is all the more exciting to see dust of a special kind encircling Zeta Lep.

ECONOMIST: Planetary formation

There is one more special element in all this: the Web-to-magazine manner in which we reported a story about Lynn Tilton, the private equity impresario.

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So expect more on all this later in the year, especially at a special summit in Brussels in October and at the Copenhagen summit in December.

BBC: Seville summit - what did it achieve?

"I come up to London and see steam trains all the time but because this is a one off, it will be even more special then any others I've been to because it's such a rarity, " he said.

BBC: Steam train returns to London Underground - 150 years on

If you've been a cellphone owner for long enough, you'll remember the Bad Old Days when US carriers would gleefully disable Bluetooth or steer Internet access through poorly-written custom portals, all in the hopes of eking out a few more dollars for using the carrier's special services.

ENGADGET: Editorial: The Galaxy S III in the US is giving Samsung a backbone

Save with the Tax-Day Relief special of 20% off all inclusive stays of 5 nights or more.

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Sharper graphics, vibrant animations and new widgets make HTC Sense look better than ever and, by continuing to focus on all of the aspects, both large and small, that make HTC Sense special, HTC introduces a more cinematic and immersive weather experience with stunning imagery and audible weather effects.

ENGADGET: HTC Sensation 4G official: 1.2GHz dual-core, qHD display, and Sense 3.0

No more wondering whether you're targeted in or whether you meet all the fine print requirements to qualify for one special tax break or another.

CNN: President Bush speaks on tax cut bill passage