Surprisingly Polisario officials are not at all downhearted by their years in exile and the prospect of further delays.

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The former ruler was "downhearted and surprised by this decision which he can hardly comprehend, " said Yves Leberquier, for the defence.

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AFL-CIO, the unions' umbrella organisation, therefore be downhearted?

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Like America's own downhearted Delta blues or country ballads, Siminica's woeful tales of lost love are best sipped in doses the size of "La Salul Cel Negru" it's the best way to savor the sadness without drowning in tears.

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