But if Republicans cannot woo and win Latinos either, they had better reconcile themselves to long-term decline.

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Once these rattle back into view, as they surely will, many of the Newtly enamoured Republican primary voters will surely drop their search for an alternative and reconcile themselves to the inevitable nomination of the less exciting but more electable Mr Romney.

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Just as Facebook's users must come to grips with the fact that they can longer reach all their friends with an update unless they pay for "promotion, " Instagram's users must reconcile themselves to the fact that their photographic creations are now grist for some advertiser's mill.

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And that's why we have supported Afghan-led efforts towards reconciliation with the Taliban on the conditions that members of the Taliban who wish to reconcile lay down their arms, denounce al Qaeda and sever all ties with al Qaeda, and commit themselves to abiding by the Afghan constitution.

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