The bright lights of the cameras bothered his eyes, and a friend back home mistook his victory picture for one of Corazon Aquino, who was in the news for having just overthrown the Philippine government of Ferdinand Marcos.

CNN: The agony and ecstasy of the National Spelling Bee

Mr Blake later returned to the pub with a cosh and was with his friend, Mr Church, who had a machete down the back of his trousers, the court heard.

BBC: Ian Church

Back in the 1990s, a friend of mine from Antioch College, went to a local evangelical college whose name escapes me.

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The role of the quirky best friend, a rom-com staple that goes back at least as far as Shakespeare, is often a clever narrative device employed by writers to provide exposition and comic relief.

WSJ: Zoe Lister-Jones in 'Lola Versus' and the Evolution of the 'Best Friend'

Mr. Giuliani, a while back, a friend and I were having a discussion about you and some of the other Republican candidates.

CNN: Giuliani's responses at the CNN/YouTube debate

She needs to get in touch with Kiin, the manager of Maanta Hotel, who, according to Raxma, a close friend of Cambara's back in Toronto, is well connected and might serve the salient purpose of Cambara's accessing information about the videocassettes and of building local contacts, including the Women's Network, which may help her with all sorts of matters.

NPR: Somalia's Farah: Humanizing a Broken Place

Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, a Republican who counts himself a friend and supporter of Mr. Perry, predicted that the governor would bounce back in his home state, where his party holds majorities in both chambers of government.

WSJ: A Battered Perry Heads Back to Texas

Back in the late 70's a close Family Friend was imprisoned in India without trial, because of her extremely tenuous link to a very dangerous criminal.

BBC: Campaigning journalist Paul Foot has died aged 66.

Not a single local friend of mine has a Windows8 phone (i bought one but will be switching the service BACK to my iphone).

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