America's biggest left-coast state is no longer the wild and exciting frontier.

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On the other hand, questions about, say, the size of the state or the relationship between capital and labour are no longer exciting at all.

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Mr. DAVIAN PERCY: It is a very exciting time in politics for America right now, for the Democratic Party, from the state level down to the local and the county level, so I am very excited.

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"Most exciting is the basalt signature in the layered cliffs, " said Professor Phil Christensen, of Arizona State University, Tempe, US, and lead scientist for the Mini-Tes.

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