The real enemy of "Step Brothers" is Brennan's egregiously successful younger brother Derek (Adam Scott), a superconfident go-getter whose mercenary brand of ingratiating narcissism makes him a parental favorite -- and unites Bren and Dale in their loathing.

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The court heard that Mr Richards, who has six step-brothers and one sister, began taking drugs at the age of 16.

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While old pros Steenburgen and Jenkins sketch in enough detail to suggest where the family dynamics have gone awry, and why the step-brothers would fight to save their marriage, the film never makes the mistake of taking itself too seriously.

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He gathered around a roulette table with his mum, step-dad and brothers, as well as girlfriend Rachael, and suddenly Froch looked at ease.

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"This is the biggest step forward in transportation since the Wright brothers, " the MP joked as he showed off the machine to the media.

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Decades later, Nickmann still wasn't much of a cook, but they deviated from the usual hotel brunch on Mother's Day 1991, and had a cookout at Nickmann's San Diego home with her mom, her step-dad and one of her brothers.

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Police officer Riasat Ali said one of the victim's brothers had registered a criminal case against the American, a necessary step for the police to begin an investigation.

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Though Motown Records was the top label of the 1960s, inventing what it called "the Sound of Young America, " by 1969 -- when Jackson and his brothers in the Jackson 5 first hit the charts -- the label was finding itself out of step with the psychedelic and hard-soul sounds of the times.

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