Led by Kettering MP Sam Perry, father of Wimbledon star Fred - once an enthusiastic Co-op political activist - the Co-operative Party proved too small on its own to reverse the divvy tax.

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The duo are shown together in their youth, when Sam was assigned to be Perry's "old boy" or mentor, a tradition at the elite school.

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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and Texas Gov. Rick Perry have called for residents of their states to pause to reflect one week after the shooting rampage.

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Sam's now-deceased friend, Perry, is portrayed with youthful earnestness and likeability by Chris Dwan.

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Statesmen like George Shultz, Sam Nunn, Henry Kissinger, and Bill Perry have been outspoken in their support of more assertive action.

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For example, while McCain correctly stresses the need to maintain such a deterrent, he simultaneously endorses several initiatives seemingly adopted from the playbook of prominent proponents of de-nuclearization, including, notably, former Republican Secretaries of State George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, former Clinton Secretary of Defense William Perry, and former Democratic Senator Sam Nunn.

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Sam's youthful breezy and bigoted attitude toward Perry's real struggle with his sexual identity contrasts greatly with the unlikely ending to the play, in which Sam more or less falls on his political sword trying to make up for his careless ignorance.

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