Then, speaking seriously, he said he was sure there would be no problems.

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Speaking of long runs: seriously, Bloomberg, no marathon.

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So, he's trying to go forward with his program, but he seriously needs to get Republicans behind him, and he is speaking this week to the Senate Republicans, to the Florida Republicans, to the Republican National Committee, clearly feeling that he's gotta get his own party behind him before he worries about anybody else, and he is not having an easy time with that.

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Not too long ago I was speaking with a colleague who takes nurturing the talent on her project teams seriously.

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He said officers were speaking to community faith leaders to reassure them the incident was being treated seriously and to ensure there were no further reprisals.

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When Arianna Huffington bet in 2005 that celebrities and other notables would embrace a platform for speaking their minds on the internet, the idea was so novel it had trouble getting taken seriously at first.

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