Give Big Ben a wave in the West End.

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West Mercia Pcs Simon Lewis, Ben Hocking and Mike Dulson have received chief constable commendations and eight other officers were given territorial commendations.

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During the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948 Ben-Gurion forbade the army to conquer the West Bank.

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And only two Democrats voted for the measure's full consideration, West Virginia's Robert Byrd and Nebraska's Ben Nelson.

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As things presently stand it appears likely that all 47 Senate Republicans will vote for the McConnell amendment, along with three publicly committed Democrats: Joe Manchin (West Virginia), Mary Landrieu (Louisiana) and Ben Nelson (Nebraska).

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UCLA's Ben Howland took a loss that will only ignite a new round of howling for his job out West.

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