You waited for the door-to-door salesmen to ring your bell.

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But if a family is concerned, when you're actually trick-or-treating, if you watch your child go to someone's door, ring the bell, and the other family comes to the door and hands them candy, it's one way of knowing it's a safe and comfortable gift of the candy.

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The Class of 1998 posed for its official picture on the Capitol steps in the morning before a day of closed-door orientation sessions that ranged from a general introduction to politics to logistical issue like the House bell system, how to vote and the layout of the sprawling Capitol Hill complex.

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