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...herself daughter of the country's legendary first prime minister, Jawarahalal Nehru, the father of modern India. As if to highlight the dynastic allure of her party, Sonia had her son Rahul and daughter Priyanka play leading roles in the campaign - she had always made clear that her reluctant sojourn into politics was at best temporary, and it was widely assumed she was simply keeping her late husband's seat warm for one of their children...
...sumé at some ritzy New York financial institution, ready to be exploited for a pittance—all for the sake of a secured future. But though it’s certain to rouse some neurotic tendencies, Harvard students should realize that productive uses of the summer sojourn also include travel and relaxation...
...unintended consequences, of course, came years later. The proxy warriors initially behaved exactly as expected. But once the Soviets had been defeated, the "Arab Afghans" - now battle-hardened combatants whose radicalism had only been deepened by their Afghan sojourn in the company of some of the world's most extreme theologians of militant fundamentalism - were not welcome back home. Instead, bin Laden kept them together and continued to expand their ranks for purposes of waging jihad in support of embattled Muslims everywhere. And in their radical Islamist mindset, the primary enemy soon became the United States, which they perceived...
Spring is here! But Gossip Guy couldn't get back from his sojourn in Tahiti, so he asked his sister to sit in with a freshly feminine crop of blossoming lies, blooming rumors and busty innuendo...
...After the Crimson’s sojourn into the Lone Star State, I’m worried,” Torre wrote. “Maybe, I fear, I have seen more than just some early-season rust, or a pure statistical anomaly. I can’t help but fear that at this rate, the season could still turn out to be downright offensive...