"I'm not saying 'poor me, ' but I went through a lot of pain and terrible days, " D'Angelo said.

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"Even now I'm starting to feel guilty that I'm so fit when there are poor people in hospital, " he added.

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But there's no doubt that even on a poor night - and I'm not saying he had a poor night against Liechtenstein - Wayne Rooney does things that put you on the edge of your seat.

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I'm fortunate as I have my daughter Tara, poor Natalie doesn't have children.

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But in China, the first sentence people say to a foreigner is, 'I'm sorry my English is poor.

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I'm sorry for putting my family in this awkward position, given some poor decisions and bad judgments I've made recently.

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But since my mom is functionally illiterate and we grew up on the west side of Detroit, I'm forced to go to this school that has been a poor-performing school for 30 years.

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And I'm not going to stand for balancing the budget by denying or reducing health care for poor children or those with disabilities.

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I'm sure there is some room for improvement in the way the EU relates to voters - the very poor turnout in European elections tells us that.

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Mr. WALLIS: I'm talking regularly to Republicans and Democrats about how to focus the nation's attention on those who are poor.

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