Unlike John Paul II, who decided to stay in the job, Benedict is offering a different model.

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Asked whether the next pontiff, unlike John Paul, should allow Catholics to divorce and remarry, 49 percent said yes, while 48 percent said no.

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No, the Bank of Japan, unlike John Snow, America's treasury secretary, really does believe in a strong dollar policy and is prepared to put its money where its mouth is.

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Unlike other people John met online, Indy-Girl seemed to like him.

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Unlike Tim Pawlenty or John Boehner, he won't say if he supports an older retirement age for Social Security.

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Unlike George W Bush and John McCain, they argued, Mr Obama will approach foreign policy questions dispassionately.

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Unlike the conclave that followed Pope John Paul II's death in 2005, cardinals didn't spend time in mourning.

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"Unlike several of his industry counterparts, John has spent lots of time thinking about how you get bigger and better at the same time, " says Anthony Plath, a finance professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Unlike Miss Greening, Mr McLoughlin - who was a transport minister under Lady Thatcher and Sir John Major - is said to have "no baggage" over Heathrow expansion.

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John Stevens, the executive producer of the show, countered that the series was actually unlike any others on television, as the "Buckwild" bunch's idea of a good time was more hanging out in the woods than on Twitter or Facebook.

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