How many American businessmen go to the Phillipines and have this kind of access, including a meeting with the president?

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"Many patients after having this kind of procedure in a day or two can go home" rather than staying in the hospital while a big wound heals, he said.

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But that kind of margin was still encouraging for supporters, many of whom vowed to give it another go.

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There's a certain kind of cognitive suspension that we all go through when we buy meat - or many of us do.

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