From there they will take part in the famous concentration runs in the snow of the Alps before emerging into the sunshine of the Riviera and Monte Carlo late next week, barring mechanical mishaps.

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But the characters in "Laughter on the 23rd Floor, " like "The Sunshine Boys" before it, have a logical reason to be telling jokes, which is that they write them for a living ("If Max Prince laughs, my kids eat this week").

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Is this the calm before another storm, or is it the calm that will bring back sunshine for investors?

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Most jet into Campania's capital, Naples, before heading to the sea and the abundant sunshine of its islands.

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The Sunshine State's problems began even before election day, with lengthy queues reported during the early-voting period.

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