They were crying tears of joy, but a host of emotions ran through the parade.

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Senator TRENT LOTT (Republican, Mississippi): I don't get why Republicans would be crying alligator tears over newspapers having problems.

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Satire is now part and parcel of the political discourse, alongside impromptu music videos from Nigeria's favourite artists crying the tears of a nation.

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Supporters and Sean Quinn crying real tears.

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People were crying, I had tears in my eyes.

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College basketball's recent outbreak of splotchy eyes and drippy noses is a "new high mark of a changing culture, " says Tom Lutz, the author of "Crying: The Natural and Cultural History of Tears, " even if some prefer other forms of catharsis.

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They were seeing my tears, asking 'Mummy why are you crying?

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"I just, it just all came out, tears of joy, I just couldn't stop shaking, " she said, laughing and crying at the same time.

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