On this day last year, Vice President Biden was in Afghanistan meeting with President Karzai.

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On this day last year you were asked to make a movie.

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On this last trading day of the year, bargain hunters are stepping in to buy the recent dip.

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On the last day of school this year I watched a student working diligently.

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OK, so TAPPS, or at least its members, might have sent mixed signals on this point, last year rescheduling soccer semifinals for a Seventh-Day Adventist school that follows the same sundown Friday to sundown Saturday Sabbath as Beren.

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One of my potential opponents, Governor Romney, has said that he hoped a similar version of this plan from last year would be introduced as a bill on day one of his presidency.

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Samsung recently promised to roll out smartphones this year that can last all day with regular use on a single charge by bulking up the batteries themselves and reworking how phones seek out wireless signals.

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African-American players on opening-day rosters dropped to 8.3 percent this year from 8.9 percent last season, and the percentage of Latino players rose from 27.5 to 28.2.

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Now, there are a lot of stories here in Joplin of unthinkable courage and resilience over the last year, but still there are some that stand out, especially on this day.

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