Encouraged by K.K., given tea and cakes, Husna forgot herself, falling into the common, rich Punjabi of the inner city.

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Being a twin herself provides a degree of common ground.

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Finding herself among people wracked by poverty but bound by common struggles, Joan learned to beg with her baby from cars stuck in traffic and struggled to keep warm on rainy nights.

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And that is precisely the card that Colbert Busch has tried to play throughout the campaign, presenting herself as a "tough, independent businesswoman" who will try to find common ground in Congress.

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Because as common law appreciated, not only does an armed individual have the ability to protect himself or herself but criminals are less likely to attack them.

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