In fact, ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, just announced the most performed holiday songs of the past five years and "Auld Lang Syne" didn't make the list by a long shot.

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Isn't his candidacy a bit of a long shot?

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We wouldn't embark on this project if we didn't feel it had strategic long-term value, this isn't a one-off shot.

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Sure, it's a long shot, but Tebow wouldn't be brought in to challenge Tom Brady, of course.

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That way, their long-hitting players won't be in too much trouble if a shot goes astray.

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"Either Sarah Palin is leaving the people of Alaska high and dry to pursue her long-shot national political ambitions, or she simply can't handle the job now that her popularity has dimmed and oil revenues are down, " DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse said.

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JPMorgan Chase (nyse: JPM - news - people ) isn't in as strong a condition as most believe, and it would be a long shot for US Bancorp.

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It's an old, familiar ploy, one that New England really hasn't been able to use with a straight face in a full decade, when a long-shot Patriots outfit with a random backup QB met Kurt Warner and the unstoppable Rams.

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