However, when we look at those criminal acts of communication between Gupta and his close friend, Raj Rajaratnam, we see a person looking for acceptance, who is passing on information to a friend, not for any financial gain.

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The accused said that he had considered Ms Spence a close friend and had not harmed her in any way.

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Unfortunately, my friend Harry was not able to find another job in ANY type of sales or management position.

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Lillian Lowe, from Tenby, Pembrokeshire, says she has had hundreds of friend requests from around the world, though she appears not to have accepted any of them.

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Upon saying our goodbyes, our new friend joked that if we had delivered the postcard any sooner, it might not have had the same impact as it did on that day.

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Abdurahman Jafar, a British Muslim lawyer and friend of Rashida's family, says her tragedy will not discourage anyone: in any case, journeys to Mecca always feel like an encounter with ultimate issues of life and death.

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