Had I been an agent of government in that situation, had I not been able to demonstrate my credentials as a humanitarian, I would be dead now.

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To my family, I would be as good as dead.

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If I hadn't found him then, the boy would be dead by now.

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So without further hedging I am going to go out on a limb and predict Phillips will win, not because he is better, but because in recent years the Idol voting has skewed pro-male, which I think will give him the slightest edge in what would otherwise be a dead heat.

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What I imagine would be much better than trying to blast your way through Left 4 Dead on the PS Vita would be playing the game with a pair of Google Glasses.

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