Today -- having virtually disappeared from the movies -- the cigarette is a sign of stunted growth, a crutch that Kym, Hathaway's character in "Rachel Getting Married, " can't put aside.

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"I can't put my current job aside because I'm looking for a new job, therefore it should not be acceptable at this level of the United States government, " he told CNN.

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But I had to learn to put my pride aside because it wasn't putting any food in my stomach.

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Part of the problem with the company's increased outlook--aside from the fact that it didn't put an actual figure on it--was that The Street's forecast is already ahead of that.

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And what I've tried to suggest is that this is one of those times where we've got to put that kind of behavior aside, because the American people can't afford it.

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"I don't expect 100 percent agreement from my Republican colleagues, but I hope that we can put politics aside, " he said after the meeting.

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You also may want to tell them it isn't a good idea to run up massive debts, spend more than you bring in and fail to put money aside for the future like a certain government we could mention.

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"I don't know if this is the death knell for Barclays' bid, but right now, if you put aside the litigation risk, you'd have to say RBS is out in front, " Oriel Securities analyst Mike Trippitt told Thomson Financial.

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