Republican lawmakers expressed amazement that IRS officials didn't tell them first.

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And so last Tuesday, to the amazement of many citizens who hadn't followed developments, the bill passed the legislature with an overwhelming majority.

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"After he woke up I was crying, I couldn't control myself, and he said, 'If you love me don't cry, '" Omar recalls, eyes slightly widening, acknowledging our amazement at his brother's strength.

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"I never got past being that little girl who thought she couldn't run, " she said, describing how she would watch Ironman competitions with amazement at the monster triathlon.

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