"Prevent doesn't do what we would like it to do, " she told Today presenter Justin Webb.

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I'd like to see her do what she thinks she can do to make a difference.

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'What we do here is like an art, ' she says.

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Americans usually take her advice, noted Ms. De Barros, while the French tend to order from the list: "French people don't like to be told what to do, " she said.

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They would like to do to him what they did to Sarah Palin when she was John McCain's running mate in 2008.

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For example, a new boss coming onboard could meet one-on-one with each member of the staff he or she has inherited, and ask that person questions like: What do you do here?

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What seems like a ritual to others is really just practical, she says: Always do it in the same sink -- the process is "gross, but so good" she says in her iReport -- and always have a roll of toilet paper next to me.

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Willingham used to tell her to stay in her kitchen for a day, without leaving, to comprehend what it was like to be confined in prison, but she had always found an excuse not to do it.

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