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  • First up, a note about the absense of Tim Stack, your trusty GG recapper; he spent the eveningout celebrating his 30th birthday at some underground NY speak-easy, so this mousewas giventhe privilege of filling in while thecat was away.

    'Gossip Girl' recap: Blair dumps Serena -- for good? | EW.com 2009

  • Dick Cheney -- and some of us have been saying this for years -- is a bloodthirsty killer, an honest-to-god murderer who, when giventhe chance, will kill with impunity and without remorse.

    Kill Them...Kill Them All 2009

  • Especially, giventhe terms of him competing against the 'gender disadvantage' that pervades our society of the female always being the vulnerable one and the male always being perceived as the aggressor.

    A Campaign Expert Tells Us What To Look For In The Debates 2009

  • Also, America has already "giventhe nod" to "humankind" when it proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence:

    OpEdNews - Diary: THE CITY OF BERKELEY VS THE WAR MACHINE 2008

  • We still havent learned what substances you were giventhe doctor said that may take some time.

    The Messenger Jan Burke 2008

  • Important, giventhe current whitewashing of the media landscape, especially on TV.

    L.A. Film Festival: 'Prince of Broadway' | EW.com 2008

  • That was fine for a pilot, but once the series was giventhe green light, Roddenberry and his writers were forced to become a little more specific.

    I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002

  • That was fine for a pilot, but once the series was giventhe green light, Roddenberry and his writers were forced to become a little more specific.

    I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002

  • That was fine for a pilot, but once the series was giventhe green light, Roddenberry and his writers were forced to become a little more specific.

    I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002

  • That was fine for a pilot, but once the series was giventhe green light, Roddenberry and his writers were forced to become a little more specific.

    I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002

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