"More than that, he was a good and decent man -- and a dear friend, " Bush said in a statement released by his office.

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Not only are candidates hearts racing, so are political junkies chomping at the bit, wondering if the world views they hold dear are approved by the masses, sending their man, or woman, to Washington.

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"We lost a man and a family lost someone very, very dear to them and he was very dear to us, " he told reporters.

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And, in fact, I later found almost those exact words in a book that is now dear to me, by the same sailor, cited by the first man, who had written of the gifts of the sea.

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And there you have it, dear readers, the five moments to watch for in the newest trailer for Man of Steel!

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What do you think about the news that the sequel might be once again mining the comic book storyline Extremis (the first Iron Man film included a lot of adaptation from the story as well), dear readers?

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