So, I was like, wow, this could be like, I'm starting from here.

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And I'd like to hear from both of you starting with Marina Ottaway, a little reality check here, from what you see happening in the war in Iraq.

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It was here that Pejic's life unexpectedly starting drifting from French fries toward French couture.

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So here, too, HP will be starting in fourth place, and trying to improve from there.

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We are somewhat isolated from the national economic trends - although we're starting to see some of the credit tightening here, too.

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The Middle East is still the crucible of Islam: so much that affects American diplomacy around the rest of the world, from Pakistan to Indonesia, Nigeria, and even the suburbs of Paris, has its starting point here.

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