It was a question he faced repeatedly Monday, when Bauer also faced the embarrassment of accidentally falling off a stage during a pancake 'flip-off' campaign event.

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Despite falling eights points behind at one stage, the Farney boys fought back to scare Tyrone in the final minutes.

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"These are in reality sideshows in Washington that we have allowed to take centre stage in our country - and as conservatives, we are falling into the sideshow trap, " he said.

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The drum turns as the players move on and off-stage, but it is in the centrepiece, rising and falling to reveal the myriad new worlds, that it really comes to life.

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Stocks fell markedly as the numbers were announced, with the Dow falling into negative territory, but then recovered and managed to stage a rally.

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The ratio of unemployed to job vacancies is falling, but not by much more than is typical at this stage of the cycle.

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Though the talk was highly anticipated and the room was at capacity before Williams took the stage at 2 pm, halfway through the presentation people began losing interest, falling asleep and then making their way to the exit.

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