Yet even if we assume Obama would have won re-election without any IRS shenanigans, that is no excuse for the wrongful conduct.

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There is probably no better excuse for two people to touch each other, without any suggestion of impropriety, than to take to the dance floor.

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One of the byelaws prohibits "people climbing on any wall, fence, tree, barrier, railing or structure without a reasonable excuse".

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