Francine sat in the glider on the porch, swinging lightly, her mind a thousand miles away. The chain squeaked a little, almost like a cricket.

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In Israel, intraparty rivalries also intensified, with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak announcing that he would run for the chairmanship of the Labor Party, challenging the current leader and defense minister, Amir Peretz, in primaries on May 24.

Most advertisements feature people with perfectly symmetrical faces, as this is a sign of phenotypic quality – or good genes.