It wasn't in any way an ordinary night before the stage, but in the context of things it was a way to get through the day.

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But, at bottom it is a replica of America in an earlier stage, where ordinary factory workers borrowing very little from private sources at very high rates of interest, became financially independent entrepreneurs.

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But instead of the elders of the Democratic party, the campaign prefaced Obama's speech with appearances from six ''ordinary Americans'' who took the stage to explain why they support Obama.

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Williams described his own performance as "a bit dull", attributing it to the stage being surrounded by industry guests sitting at tables rather than ordinary fans.

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