"Denis didn't play anywhere near as well as he can, " said Alker.

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The Arnolds, who call themselves "independent-minded Democrats, " say they don't have political motivations and even hired Denis Calabrese, a former Republican operative, to run their foundation and build its strategy.

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Mr. NICOLAS SARKOZY (Minister of the Interior, France): (Through translator) In the face of more frequent and more violent crime in Saint-Denis, I don't understand why the number of people incarcerated is down.

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There's insecurity in Saint-Denis, and that hurts businesses because people don't come out shopping anymore.

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Ms. HAMAMA ABUBACKAR (Resident, Saint-Denis): (Through translator) Before you couldn't even talk on your cell phone in public because of the hoodlums around here - and believe me, there are plenty of them - wouldn't hesitate to just grab it from you and hit you.

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Denis McDonough, the White House chief of staff, said the U.S. wouldn't stand by if it turns out the regime used chemical weapons, but he declined to say whether he believed the reports could be true.

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