In the late 1830s, a bunch of doughty Dutch-speaking pioneers embarked on the Great Trek: a thousand-mile hike across desert and bush to escape the tyranny of British rule.

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Mr Bush will never entirely escape from his frat boy image indeed his very likeability may be one of his strongest weapons against the cold Al Gore.

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The incidents took place just hours after President Bush warned Haitians not to try to escape the political turmoil and violence in their country by sailing to the United States.

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