"Providing federal funding for response, recovery and mitigation following Hurricane Sandy will maintain the nation's tradition of pulling together to help one another in times of greatest need, " the White House said earlier.

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And as president, I will bring back this nation's time-honored tradition: The United States of America never goes to war because we want to, we only go to war because we have to.

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It is certainly a tradition here in our great nation's capital for sitting Presidents to attend these functions on occasion.

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Marlborough exemplified England's class system, for it lay in the shadow of Marlborough College, one of the nation's great public schools, a preserve of tradition and privilege.

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But he emphasized capital punishment has been around since the nation's founding and was well-established in law and social tradition.

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We are a small rugby nation with a fantastic tradition and for some reason they find it hard to get behind us but let's hope we have now convinced people that we are a team worth following.

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