To be sure, the Daily News story reports that Kathy LeMond was not a firsthand witness to this alleged payment.

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The ARRT said this week that they did not punish Kwiatkowski because they did not have firsthand evidence of the 2010 incident.

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She ought to have remembered that real news, even real gossip, begins in what is observed firsthand, not secondhand.

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Appear it did not and quickly I witnessed firsthand many thousands of dollars in unrealized gains vanish before my eyes.

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"We know from firsthand experience that not all beaches are a perfect fit for every beach goer, " said Arabella Bowen, Fodor's executive editorial director.

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And I say that not simply as someone who knows firsthand what Indonesia can offer the world.

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As an American Muslim, I can tell you from firsthand experience that silence is not the right response to extremist voices.

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So I was dismayed when my friend Ashok had the opportunity, but not the inclination, to learn more about Afghan cuisine firsthand.

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Not so, says journalist Nita Bhalla who saw abuse firsthand.

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And I can tell you firsthand that in the video game industry women are not just welcome, we are necessary and we are equal.

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