In the card, Gavin describes Mr Jackson as the finest grown-up in the world and thanks him for helping him beat cancer.

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To sweeten its takeover, Pirelli proposed that Roberto Colaninno, outgoing boss of Telecom Italia and already a rich man thanks to the fat premium Pirelli paid him for his shares, should get a euro31m handout in lieu of options and other pay.

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One thing you can count on, if Peter does make it out, my good friend Rick Maiman will be there to snap a shot of him leaving the prison gates (THANKS FOR THE SHOT TODAY).

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Thanks to rail transport and telegraphy, it was possible for him to oversee the war on a day-to-day basis without leaving Washington.

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That made him rich, thanks to the work he later did for the pair.

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For which the bleary eyed viewers will probably send him thanks.

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The Center thanks President Bush for his determination to date to reject such counsel and strongly supports him in continuing to do so.

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And I would like to renew my thanks for His Excellency the President for giving me this opportunity, and I wish him more success, God willing.

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Now, however, thanks to an unforeseen but welcome change in the composition of his government coalition, it has become easier for him to do the right thing.

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Thanks to mentoring from former Miami Heat center Manute Bol, Deng honed the skills that helped him shine for the England national team -- his family received political asylum in London -- which prompted a move to the United States and the first steps to a glorious future.

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Ironically, barring something extraordinary Rodriguez likely would have survived his dismal postseason in which he managed a meager .120 batting average while striking out a dozen times thanks to his albatross of a contract, which makes him virtually untradeable unless the Yankees are willing to pay for a significant portion of his remaining salary.

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