Hanging their heads in despair over the sad fate of General Petraeus and his many women?

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The same sad fate may apply to the Que, the ultra-durable, business-focused reader launched by Plastic Logic of Mountain View, Calif.

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It's a sad fate for a promising fuel, one that Washington, in a fit of political expedience, pronounced the savior of the roadways and smothered in subsidies.

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It's a sad fate for an intelligent work which has won 14 international awards and has been screened around the world over the past two years without trouble.

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But listen to the story of Vung Boih, a 17-year-old girl with sad, faraway eyes, and you realise that fate can be infinitely more cruel.

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