Billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in a jocular mood this morning when he visited Dartmouth College in rural Hanover, New Hampshire.

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Caldwell was also in good mood after his morning round and lauding the condition of the links.

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By the morning of the event, the mood at Amway headquarters was electric.

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However, they were in jubilant mood after the victory announcement early on Friday morning.

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The market place is seeing short covering and bargain-hunting buying interest in many markets Monday morning, as traders and investors are in a better mood, at least for the moment.

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There is a story that Mr Regan would arrive in the Oval Office each morning with a fresh joke to get the president in the mood to face the toils of stardom.

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