During Daschle's six-and-a-half minute speech, in which he promised to prove himself as a fair leader to his GOP colleagues, only 18 Republicans were there to listen.

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However, the DUP deputy leader said that he did not think it was fair and reasonable to penalise cancer patients, the disabled or children.

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The Lib Dem leader said those with most assets should "pay their fair share".

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It's rare when any political leader wins a 60% mandate in a free and fair election, which is why commentary on last week's Indonesian election has focused on the personal success of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

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But Mr Ward, who was elected to Parliament in 2010, said it was "completely fair" that he was being called to a meeting with his leader and acknowledged there was a "difference of opinion" over whether he had infringed the party's standing orders.

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Fortunately for Arthur, the leader of the Marine Band at the time was a pretty fair songwriter -- a young Marine sergeant major by the name of John Philip Sousa.

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Marc Bayliss, the council's deputy leader, said the authority just wanted to "create balanced and fair communities with a mix of all sorts of residents".

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Ms Ambiga is co-leader of the Bersih movement, a coalition of NGOs campaigning for free and fair elections.

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It is fair to say that during this period, Alamoudi was the most prominent and politically connected Muslim leader in America.

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"It's not fair, " said Jose Mendez, a 54-year-old businessman of the choice the opposition leader faces.

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