With the media coverage a cacophonous standoff, and organizations like unions vanishing year by year, the Democratic skeptics in Ohio needed someone they knew and trusted to vouch for Obama.

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It is often just a cacophonous cry of protest against the West in general, and American government in particular fuelled by impotent rage over the Great Satan's cultural and geopolitical supremacy.

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Together, sadly, they have churned out a cacophonous mess, which not only aims squarely at teen-agers but itself seems painfully adolescent in its squirming refusal to decide what it wants.

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The 55-inch display also served as an ideal demo -- while the feature will also be available for mobile devices, you're really going to want a big screen, lest the whole thing become a little too cacophonous.

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The performance, when it finally kicks off, is akin to a mad jamming session with cacophonous contributions from the cheek-to-jowl audience and spontaneous outbreaks of dancing for those who can clear enough room to swing their elbows.

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