After an hour of waiting, circus show-tunes were bashed out on the organ, and the doors at the back of the church burst open.

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Originally from Britain, it is made up of six fools who answered an advertisement last November looking for performers to create a circus show for children living on both sides of the conflict.

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Instead, the policing of the pre-show circus fell to the publicists, who hovered over their respective stars--if they let us at them at all.

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The circus people leave to prepare their show, and Vasek amazes his parents by refusing to marry Marenka.

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Security analysis is now show business, with analysts the circus dogs jumping through hoops of fire.

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The show follows Barnum as he presents his circus acts and features jugglers, trapeze artist and clowns.

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The debate is largely driven by the weak economic signals that the U.S. continues to show with its unemployment rate and reports on manufacturing, and by the circus-like arguments over fiscal policy that are taking place in Washington now.

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