It was quiet now, no talk, no sound, only the silent continuum of snow at the window and I wanted to make her see how beautiful it was, if not always, then at least for now, but when I turned around she was asleep in her chair, her head flopped back, her arms dangling at her sides.

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But Hurricane Sandy - aka Frankenstorm - had already started knocking east coast flight schedules around when I turned up for my Ohio flight, and as devoted Twitter followers will have seen, I drove.

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When I turned 18, the Federal debt as a percent of GDP hovered around 25%.

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When you do feel discouraged, try to imagine all the patients I have treated, or advised on, who had their lives turned around for the better when the right treatment for that particular patient was finally found and instituted.

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When James explained his plans to me on the afternoon of the debate, either he accidentally turned things around or I misunderstood him.

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