"Dr. Condoleezza Rice is an honest, fabulous person, and America is lucky to have her service, " Bush said.

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If they are lucky, countries have nationals in service with fluency in the right languages, but it's common for armed services to have to utilize local people, indeed raising issues of trust as well as cost and logistics.

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If you're tired of waiting for DirecTV's continually-delayed HD DVR, or just one of the lucky few who actually have access to FiOS service (and want to extract every ounce of greatness from it), Verizon is looking to hook you up.

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Lucky Mr Mullin was credited for 22 years of service, entitling him to a much larger pension.

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If you happen to get lucky and one of those persons is above average in service you will have to pay to keep that person.

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For many of us, the market dictates our selection, but a few lucky subscribers get to make their own call, rather than opting for the one and only service available in a particular locale.

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If the immorality of the Vietnam War was the only reason those lucky enough to go to college dodged the draft, why did we not encourage our children to volunteer for military service once that war was done?

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