Around that time Kerns met Ma at a poker game set up by a common friend.

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During that time, a member of the capitalist class, Andrew Carnegie, argued the opposite: that, in fact, a sound currency was the friend of the common man, while a floating currency often gave speculators and financial sophisticates an unfair advantage.

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Just as important, the different humans who knew a particular animal agreed about its personality to a degree similar to that found when several people describe a human friend they have in common.

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Maybe my best friend and I are best friends because we share common interests.

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But when you retire, that dynamic suddenly disappears and, as is common, you might go for days without speaking face-to-face with a good friend.

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DardenIII, 73, reportedly learned of the information from a long-time friend who served on the board of directors at AirTran, subsequently making large purchases of common shares and call options within days of the merger announcement.

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