The focal point is the group's place of origin - Liverpool.

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That proxy is distance, measured in miles from Bentonville, the company's place of origin.

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Each prisoner is asked to recite his name, parentage, date of birth, and place of origin first as if seeking entry to the country, while bidding his wife farewell, and then, immediately afterward, as if under interrogation.

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For al-Qaeda, using "home-grown" suspects is far easier in terms of having them return to their country of origin and put in place planning for attacks.

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