It gives everyone an opportunity to take something normally over-the-top and turn it into a creative outlet.

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With Democrats coming oh-so-close to attaining the 15 seats they need to take the House, the last thing the Republicans needed was something to push them over the top.

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Keel advises women who are particularly pain sensitive to take something such as an over-the-counter pain reliever.

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Something both TWC and MLS can take to the bank over the next 2 seasons.

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Alas, such are the powerful entrenched interests in drugmaking that it will take something stronger than a dose of information to calm the current fever over pill-pricing.

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OLEDs are gearing up to take over the display world, making your fancy LCD something you'll wrap fish with.

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Indeed, it has something to recommend it: if it happens occasionally then people will take more care over where they put their money and what the banks do with it.

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If McConnell really tried to do something like he has described, his cuts probably would take place over several years, thus the one-year shock would be softened and 10-year interest costs would be somewhat lower.

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Every time De Niro threatens to take over the picture, they snatch our attention right back, and always with something casual: a look or a gesture that conveys how thoroughly this mother and son understand each other.

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