Let me say how happy I was to see one particular Arizonan last night -- Gabby Giffords. (Applause.) I was able to give her a big hug and just tell her we could not be happy -- more happy to see her.

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Give your mom a big hug for me.

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Mr. Zimmern recalls when he was dining in the home of a very conservative family in Fez, Morocco, and he got so exuberant over learning how to make pigeon pie, he reached over to give the matriarch a big hug and kiss on the cheek.

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And his policy for the old lady terrorised by the young thug is that she should put her arm round him and give him a nice, big hug.

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