Mr Mondale was no insurgent but rather a classic, boring, inside-the-Beltway, establishment candidate like John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, Dick Gephardt or even Al Gore.

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If you feel like dipping back into the classic series but no longer own a PlayStation or PlayStation 2, you can find several of the games on Steam for reasonable prices.

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There are still classic rock stations like Q104 and WBAB, but no station presenting promising new bands or alternative music.

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It may be too much of a leap to say there are no bad vintages anymore, but certainly in Europe's classic regions, modern winemaking has made a huge difference.

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But, curiously, he makes no appearance in the ultimatum game, a classic economics experiment.

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But last year, when she lost the Classic (and obviously was no longer undefeated), she did get voted Horse of the Year.

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Many of the pieces were certainly designed in another time (my how the world has changed) but the items often defy trends, which no doubt will find an audience looking for classic jewelry.

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