"It is easy to talk the populist line in a campaign, but the true test is the ability to walk it, " he said.

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It it is easy to talk to an American.

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It is easy to get carried away by talk of governments' repaying debt.

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And in my friend, Julia, I see the quality that we Americans admire most in our Australian friends: somebody who's down to earth, easy to talk to, and who says it like it is -- straight up.

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As easy and fun as it is to talk about morning TV ratings as a middle school student council election, how viewers feel toward Guthrie vs.

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This is easy to talk about, but it is all in the execution.

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Amid all the talk of border patrols and protectionism, it is easy to lose sight of the obvious.

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