"It's been an embarrassment all my life, " says Keith, who lost the Edsel about as fast as it takes a Jag XK8 to go from 0 to 60.

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Embarrassment had not played a big part in his long life.

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Embarrassment about her weight extended to other areas of her life.

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"Religion here isn't a social problem or an old-fashioned embarrassment, it's a wellspring of energy and a source of life-giving vision for how people should be regarded and treated, " he said.

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