Locals say that they also cut out the vocal cords of a singer who had warbled improvised anti-regime ditties in previous weeks.

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FlyerTalk members are vocal when airlines change policies, cut the value of miles, or run sloppy operations.

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Businesspeople are among the most vocal in their calls for government deficits to be cut, but if firms spent more, and hired new workers, deficits would fall of their own accord.

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This new agenda is best articulated in the soulful "Circulate, " in which Jeezy laments rising gas prices and unemployment rates alongside vocal samples of Billy Paul's prescient 1975 album cut "Let the Dollar Circulate".

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But a vocal minority has been writing into blogs and news stations complaining about the president's plan or other efforts to cut borrowers deals that keep them in their homes.

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She has vocal support from low-fare airlines, such as EasyJet and Ryanair, whose business is still booming as they cut fares further to keep their aircraft profitably filled.

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