For Sheen, the "Spin City" role was a chance to have some fun with his own bad-boy image.

CNN: Big names come to the small screen

Spin City star Michael J Fox was one of many actors who wore gold ribbons at last weekend's Emmys as a sign of allegiance.

BBC: Strikers attract star support

The spin from the Manchester City hierarchy was both predictable and echoed past years.

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Efforts to spin the marathon as a symbol of the city's post-storm comeback got no traction.

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In Sydney, too, attempts are being made to put an indigenous spin on the most popular parts of the city.

BBC: Australia rediscovers its urban indigenous heart

The president will spin seductive images of high speed trains, highways without traffic jams, and clockwork subways in every city.

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