James Caan, a pro gambler, shellacks the would-be groom in a welcome-to-Vegas poker game and takes a weekend with Parker as his prize.
And as he proved by threatening to cancel the debate and jumping into the legislative fray on Thursday -- where he was not welcome -- he wants to be in the action.
Potential market saturation for new stores has been exacerbated to some degree by the reluctance of some urban areas to welcome Wal-Mart to their neighborhoods, as politicians play to anti-Wal-Mart pressure in areas that tend to be more heavily unionized than the company's rural roots.
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For others, the departure is seen as a transparent - if welcome - effort to designate Tenet as the chosen scapegoat for recent intelligence failures.
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Any open skies deal with America is also bound to bring a welcome shake-up to Europe's airline industry.
For what it's worth - and welcome to my surreal world - I told News Corp that the absence of a formal confirmation or denial would be viewed as de facto confirmation.
How to participate: On the public, open-access discussion forum you are welcome to discuss education-related issues that you think should be a priority in the next development agenda.
What we seek to build -- to welcome people of different faiths and backgrounds, and to offer our citizens a future of dignity and opportunity.
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When this occurs, the auditor is faced with the never-welcome responsibility to admit the prior errors, which may also require acknowledging human biases.
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"It is vitally important that in the run-up to 2008, when more and more visitors are coming to Liverpool, that Lime Street presents a first-class welcome to the city, " Cllr Mike Storey said.
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As word continues to spread -- the project is currently bigger than ever, says Manning -- The Welcome to America Project is nearing its 600th family donation.
Thinley had gone the national dress code one better, donning ceremonial knee-high leather boots with upturned toes to welcome Connecticut-based photographer Kit Kittle, an old family friend, and me.
Taken together, it feels like we're heading toward a 21st-century version of Shakespeare's Globe: Welcome to the free-for-all!
On the basis of the accusations, last Autumn, security officers patrolling the foreign flights terminal of the airport noticed that a 26-year-old Iranian girl was waiting to welcome a 50-year-old German passenger (that is, Hofer).
Welcome to the high-pressure world of Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez - one that is, according to one expert, starting to take its toll on the Spaniard.
Save states have been a boon to 3DS owners not accustomed to the challenges of classic Nintendo games, and is a welcome addition to the full-sized Virtual Console setup -- after all, how else are we supposed to get a decent score in Balloon Trip mode?
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Finally, the use of analytics tools have brought a welcome results-based discipline to the profession.
Cortana seems more emotive than before -- a welcome addition to the character.
The Stutes advertised the position, stating Lewer was out of contract but welcome to re-apply for his old job.
On the BBC Radio Wales Phone In, First Minister Carwyn Jones was asked whether he would welcome Lord Elis-Thomas to his party.
Welcome to Iranian-Austrian artist Yadegar Asisi's vision of Cold War Berlin.
Before I get started I want to welcome -- we have a number of local television anchors from different parts of the country joining us today.
Meantime, Strawberry, looking good enough at 48 to trade his flashy pinstriped brown suit for a uniform, was a welcome sight to 30-and-over fans who couldn't possibly have known just how much they'd miss him.
Her stone church looms almost directly over the marathon finish line, where its 19th-century spire is a welcome sight to runners, signaling their 26.2-mile trek is nearly over.
Scotland return to Murrayfield the following Saturday to play world champions South Africa in another tough encounter, before heading to the north-east to Pittodrie to welcome Samoa on 27 November.
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And most of all, for our veterans it will mean better access to the doctors and nurses and the medical care that they need: specialized care for our wounded warriors with post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries, and the staffing to welcome back to the VA those half-million "Priority 8" vets.
Neither has New Zealand offered much of a welcome to the Wallabies - far from it.
And it's a welcome antidote to the theory-drenched obscurantism that passes for art criticism today.
Welcome to the grown-up version: checking the Internal Revenue Service web site for sequestration news.
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