You can't offer them a bag of economic goodies, nor can you hold a gun to their head.

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Mr. MILLER: To my knowledge, Jack Abramoff didn't hold a gun to anybody's head and say take my gift, take my meals and come to my restaurant.

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Families head for picnics on the coast, bored children demand entertainment, a weary fighter rushes home to meet a newborn son, and teenagers too young to hold a gun arrange football games instead.

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