Are there any other friends, clergy, neighbors or other family who can join in with you in making your pitch that it is just plain unfair for you to be left in the dark?

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If so, there's a pretty easy strategy to follow (assuming you're playing with plain-vanilla rules): Just pick the better seed in every single matchup.

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For one, the Vu doesn't incorporate a Wacom digitizer like that of its rival, which allows for pressure sensitivity and heightened precision -- instead, you're left with a plain 'ol capacitive screen.

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There is a big plain dotted with these huge, ancient temples everywhere, and you all sit and watch the sunset--it's absolutely beautiful.

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You could argue that what has been described as gaffes is in fact plain-speaking that fit well with his general narrative of taking a tougher line than Obama.

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