Ranchers embraced the storm, even though bitter cold snow can be deadly during calving season.

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"Even though the investigation into perjury has now been called off, a bitter aftertaste remains, " commented the Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

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Even though the conviction was eventually overturned and Watson never served his term, the episode left him with a bitter aftertaste for government interference.

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