samaritan

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"I have been doing this for 46 years and I have never heard of such a thing, acting as a good samaritan -- telling the police what he saw, then he is being sured for $25,000 or more," said Phillip Taliaferro, attorney for Strother.

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  • During the Cold War, the Herzen Center (Karel van het Reve, Director) was an important ideological outpost for the right side, along with such samaritan organizations as that one-man band (and the one man was Leopold Labedz) that magazine of East European affairs, —  Jihad Watch
  • Sanders was able to run outside and flag down a good samaritan, who rushed him to the hospital. —  WUSA-TV - Vodcasts
  • Ever the good samaritan, he did so without telling anyone, then spent 1 3 / 4 hours messing around with an engine that would make a russian airplane blush. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Avery's story, a good samaritan (who asked to remain anonymous) called and offered to buy her a new one. —  NBC San Diego - News Top Stories
  • Is there a good samaritan, God Sent out there who can help me with a used car. —  [Help] Most Recent Posts
 

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