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We all have short-comings, but few have done as much for Man-Kind as the Kennedys.
CNN Poll: Majority have a favorable view of Sen. Kennedy 2009
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Of course the lunatic conservative fringe are paranoid over this family; which only goes to show their short-comings.
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I could list chapter and verse about the short-comings of all of the proposed approaches, EELV, Shuttle-C, and Constellation.
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I am, however, very happy with all of my personal failures and short-comings, because they have come together to make me who I am.
The Way it Oughta Be 2009
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The watchdog says many of the current ideas have short-comings.
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Laws we passed in the mid-90s under GOP leadership to "get tough" on illegal immigration illustrate the short-comings of the GOP approach.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Proud to Support the Rule of Law and Immigration, Too Rep. Luis Gutierrez 2010
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Laws we passed in the mid-90s under GOP leadership to "get tough" on illegal immigration illustrate the short-comings of the GOP approach.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Proud to Support the Rule of Law and Immigration, Too Rep. Luis Gutierrez 2010
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And I choose not to judge those who are without because I am not without sin/short-comings myself and, therefore, could not throw the first stone (another parable spoken by Jesus). stevegee
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Laws we passed in the mid-90s under GOP leadership to "get tough" on illegal immigration illustrate the short-comings of the GOP approach.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Proud to Support the Rule of Law and Immigration, Too Rep. Luis Gutierrez 2010
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Guy Jubb , head of Governance and Stewardship at Standard Life, said its "misgivings had been heightened by the revelations of stewardship short-comings at the News of the World, a title for which Mr Murdoch bore a measure of responsibility."
James Murdoch Re-Elected as BSkyB's Chairman Dana Cimilluca 2011
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