The two men have yet to face off in anything resembling normal political circumstances, with no election furore or freakish mishaps.

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The two men are scheduled to face each other twice more.

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About two in five older men only have one or two face-to-face conversations per day.

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The two men, who voluntarily surrendered to the ICC in 2010 to face the charges, have been free to leave the Netherlands and appear before the court when summoned.

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When Arnold Begay reached his breaking point, two of the men lifted him to his feet and a woman cupped his face and sang to him.

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This is the first chance America has had to look into the eyes of the two men who would be president and to hear what they say to each other, face to face.

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Meanwhile, Maris Strombergs of Latvia kept his nerve in the face of a two-pronged American challenge to win gold in the men's BMX final.

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