To this end, Smith employed a freelancer on a win-fee basis to help him and together they scoped the project and approached Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE).

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Corbett says he joined ROTC as a freshman to help him get his act together.

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"The staff could help him get the mail together, but when it came time to voting, he took care of himself, " said one longtime aide, Jack Robinson Sr.

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On 10 July Ms Mullen had visited her father to help him clean his Park Road property in Aberdeen and they all ended up drinking together.

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Clinton spoke Saturday with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, telling him, "We've got to start working together to help the Syrians with Syria's political transition strategy, " a senior U.S. State Department official said.

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With a counselor's help, the school's financial-aid office pulled together enough assistance to keep him in the program, including a merit-based scholarship and assistance with federal loan applications.

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