The backside has a rubbery, soft-touch finish that's easy to press your fingers up against. (It also hides fingerprints and looks good, to boot, so that's a plus.) Additionally, there's some slight beveling on the front side of the device around the display -- just enough that there's a little groove where you can rest your thumbs.

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Writers and editors were expected to come up with ideas each press cycle and be prepared to defend them against withering criticism and questions from Jim and their colleagues.

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On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers cited the attacks in Algeria as well as last year's attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya to press the Obama administration to step up its efforts against al Qaeda's far-flung affiliates.

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It is now up to the attorney-general, Menachem Mazuz, to decide whether to press charges against Mr Sharon.

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He had to know that Democrats and the press corps would play up his Paul Ryan fright mask and use it against other Republicans, as they already are doing.

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This sparks off yet more excitement among the press outside, who press their varied equipment up against the glass, like hungry party-goers not invited to the banquet.

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Media lawyer Callum Galbraith said the press would have weighed up the prince's privacy rights, against the media's right to publish, before using the pictures.

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