She never wavered in her basic beliefs, and was an associate of Pope John Paul II, for whom she traveled as an envoy.

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When support for her journalists was expected, she never wavered.

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"Well, I don't know, " she then wavered.

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But most of all, she has never wavered in her unconditional support for coal, helping her to win backing from such unions as Coal Miners for Capito.

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He said it was because he could neither understand nor accept her determination to return to Major Crimes once she had recovered, a determination that never wavered.

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"I've never wavered on this, " said Ms. Preston, who said she believes that gas drilling could be done safely and could add a new industry to the region.

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