You could change the arrangements each year, so that you don't have to be away from your friends for two Christmases in a row.

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Our prayers are with the families and friends of the crews that you lost in that training exercise two months ago.

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The two became, in their way, friends, and as you will hear when you listen to our story, Dawi told Alan the terrible secret that explained why there were so few Taron.

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And if it wasn't stressful enough, I offer you a follow up concern: My friends Emmalee and Kevin are getting married two weekends later.

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Like everything else these days, you can turn to the Internet, which is exactly what I did when two friends asked if I could marry them.

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Keeping you strong also takes leaders in Congress, like those here today: two great friends of yours, Representatives Ander Crenshaw and Corrine Brown, who are here.

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