Or, take the constant plight of Kennedy, who commentators tend to assume is the decisive vote in each of the court's most important cases.

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Their final challenge before the decisive vote involved eating four dishes each in a bushtucker trial, including ingredients such as live cockroaches and a witchetty grub.

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When Congress upset the BJP party to regain control, the decisive vote of an unhappy rural sector (half the country) was a reminder of how democracy provides a healthy outlet for pent-up sentiment.

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