Toshack blamed a lack of consistency in his side and the loss of Aaron Ramsey, Joe Ledley and Dave Edwards from his midfield.

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And even losing nominees for the office, from Lloyd Bentsen to Jack Kemp to Joe Lieberman to John Edwards and Sarah Palin, have had a lasting impact.

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Captain Ashley Williams protected the back four with Edwards and Joe Ledley in central midfield while Ramsey did his damage from a free roaming role behind strikers Simon Church and Ched Evans.

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Eschewing better-known Washington types, such as Senators John Kerry, Joe Lieberman and John Edwards, and Congressman Dick Gephardt, keen activists have flocked to the standard of the fiery former governor of Vermont, the only candidate to condemn the Iraq war unambiguously.

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Notts keeper Stuart Nelson then saved Bradley Wright-Phillips' penalty after Joe Ayinsah was fouled by Mike Edwards.

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CNN's George Howell, Joe Sutton, Dave Alsup and Meridith Edwards contributed to this report.

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Candidates Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden and Dennis Kucinich all pulled out of the Michigan contest.

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John Edwards of North Carolina, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, Joe Biden of Delaware, and Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota.

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Davies has slipped down the Wales midfield pecking order due to emergence of Aaron Ramsey, David Edwards, Jack Collison, Joe Ledley and Andy King.

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