Ms. Wise later expanded her coverage, but learned a valuable lesson this past July when her provider changed its benefits policy.

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Some might go along willingly, but most Republicans believe they learned a lesson with the Bush 41 defeat.

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Franchitti went winless, but he says he learned a valuable lesson from the experience: He would never go back.

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But Painter no doubt learned a hard lesson about how difficult it is to force change in the auto industry.

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King and the Nets haven't been in Brooklyn long, but they've already learned a valuable lesson: Never pay retail.

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But he says he's learned a lesson from the Internet bubble.

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But perhaps a lesson has been learned.

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It was a hard lesson learned, but here it is: Knowledge is not power.

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So it was a painful lesson but we've learned it.

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Let me close with a lesson I learned many years ago, but was reminded of again last week.

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It is a lesson that Mr. Rumsfeld and the military have already learned, but which the White House has not.

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