His statement on Tuesday was close, but no cigar.

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As they say, close, but no cigar.

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The voters say close but no cigar.

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Why is West following Booth's trail rather than The Bull's? (Kind of silly to have Grant use the Bull's note to light a cigar, no?) How does Gordon eavesdrop on a conversation ostensibly directly above his dressing room, but is in fact also across and down the hall?

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There is more academic research than you can shake a Havana cigar at saying there is no correlation between wealth and happiness.

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"Most U.S. investors have no comprehension of worldwide demand for tobacco, " says Ahrens, who smokes only the occasional cigar, and thinks that U.S. tobacco brands will be able to gain market share overseas at the expense of lower-quality local brands.

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Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, who won the first World Cup in 1996 with Cigar, said he hopes Royal Delta "breaks well and has a clean trip, " from the No. 8 post.

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