The fact of the matter is that, in his present capacity and under current circumstances, Mr. Ashcroft has to make hard decisions every day about where to draw the line in balancing the need for enhanced security while trying to protect the free and open society that all Americans, and particularly those on the Right, hold so dear.

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Luxury in Milan rarely comes cheap, and its especially dear during fall fair season (right now).

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In theory, budget-cutting offers more room than health care did to lure in those obstructive Republicans: fiscal responsibility is supposedly dear to the hearts of the political right.

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Mr. Holt asked the right question, and Mr. Williams gave an answer near and dear to the heart of every branding professional in the room.

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Now, if health care is near and dear to her heart, wouldn't it be the right choice or a good choice to stay in the Senate and work on the health care issue that way?

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The 350, 000-odd ethnic Hungarians (or Magyars), a fifth of Vojvodina's people, are a cause dear to the heart of Hungary's ruling centre-right, which came to power in last year's general election partly because it promised to do more to stand up for Magyars outside Hungary.

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Dear friends, I have seen in my life I earned the right to believe that peace is attainable.

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So, Dear Republicans, carpe diem--and do health care reform right this time.

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And my question, which is near and dear to my heart, and there's a few of my co-workers watching right now on television, and a few here -- is we want to know what is going to be done for tourism in Nevada, particularly airlines.

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