Aaron Marshall, Divided Ohio House passes budget full of cuts on heels of rosy revenue news, Plain Dealer (summarizing key items in the House budget).

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Second, the White House needs to speak in plain language to the American people about what needs to be done, so it harnesses their legitimate anger and anxiety and continues to inspire their confidence and hope.

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The man who reigns over centuries of elitism and grandeur at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House in London wears a plain, unpretentious pair of cuff links that belonged to his grandfather a hard-working Liverpool docker who went off to war in 1914 as a humble private.

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So, the clause on plain packaging added while the bill was in the House of Lords may fail.

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But Mr Zahawi and Mr Bruce made plain their differing positions on the benefits of reforming the House of Lords.

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In plain English this is saying, these are internal White House conversations, they're protected by the protections that encompass the executive branch, therefore we don't have to hand these over.

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For her part, Sotomayor spent recent weeks in a tiny, plain office in the Eisenhower Office Building next door to the West Wing of the White House to prepare for the confirmation hearing.

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Lemann recommends that the first-time bug eater try house crickets, as they have a good, nutty taste even when eaten roasted and plain.

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