But the message remains dead serious.

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After his death, a friend read out a message from the dead man on a conservative radio station, Radio Courtoisie, where he used to broadcast.

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This suit sends a strong message to oil drillers that the country is dead serious about environmental responsibility.

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By adjusting its overall shipments and the volume of each unit (iPad Mini sales are now expected to outpace the full-size model), Apple is sending the message that its original stance toward seven-inch tablets was dead wrong.

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