But a great virtue of the diaries is that Clark did not give a hoot what we thought about him.

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In holding back, Mr Bush's team seems to confirm the general suspicion that it does not give a hoot what anyone else thinks including Congress.

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You may or may not give a hoot about clothes, but it's hard not to celebrate the values of monumental, nose-to-the-sewing-machine hard work that stand behind the flamboyance.

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Not that Wall Street bankers or your friendly Washington representatives give a hoot.

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