For his part, 27-year-old Simpson admitted he would not be taking Smith lightly, but added that he sees victory as an opportunity to step into the void in Scottish Boxing that was left by former World Champion Scott Harrison.

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The common goals are clear: to destabilize fragile regional governments in the southern Gulf and North Africa, and then step into the resulting void.

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Stepping on a chair that wobbled under him, he would knot a noose round his scrawny neck, test it, yank it, gyrate his neck like a pigeon and step out into the void.

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Paul is the only guy who appears able at this point to step into the GOP leadership void.

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