The Wall Street Journal recommends several travel apps, including SeatGuru (free, Android, Apple) for finding the best seats to reserve on a flight, and Seat Alerts (free, Android, Apple) which can notify you when desirable seats become available.

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Since the popular Greenwood had been expected to run, Democrats all but conceded the seat, not expending as much energy in finding a candidate for a race they considered a lost cause.

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As I walk down the slope towards the monument, I have the sort of sensation one might have at finding the Queen of England in the seat next to you on the flight home, a mix of familiarity and surprise.

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This seat is one of the most marginal in the country - and the question of finding school places sparked a political row.

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Also included is one model for which we have difficulty finding a reason for any rational motorist to purchase, aside from it being easy to park, the diminutive two-seat Smart ForTwo.

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