And the job search is not always successful -- it's dealing with a lot of rejection, especially when you're older.

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Rep. MATHESON: Look, I think she's been very clear in saying that the Democrats are going to lead from the center, and I think if you really look at the results of this past election, I think that it was a rejection of the polarized politics we're had in Washington.

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Perhaps even more important, at least in the short-term, is Greece re-emerging as the primary risk-factor within the widening Euro-crisis, by there resounding rejection of the Euro-centric, pro-bailout incumbents in favor of anti-bailout parties.

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Such sentiment is partly a personal rejection of the mercurial Mr Sarkozy: 68% told a Viavoice poll that they do not want him re-elected.

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