Relief, glee over friend's freedom
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I didn't sleep a wink last night, but I'm not tired. After a night of anxiety and drama, the BBC's Alan Johnston is finally free.
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Three UN workers freed by kidnappers in Afghanistan rejoiced at their freedom Wednesday and said they were sustained through 27 days of captivity by thoughts of their family and friends.
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National joy in Italy at the safe return  of two aid workers held hostage in Iraq gave way in some  quarters on Wednesday to concern that Rome had paid a ransom  for the women's freedom.
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This should be a time for Solidarity veterans to savor.
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Like every card-carrying citizen of Red Sox Nation, Dana Quigley woke up on Thursday morning, a burden lifted from his soul, a freedom washing over his psyche.
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Jubilant crowds Saturday celebrated the reinstatement of Pakistan&#39;s top judge after a court overturned his suspension by under-fire President Pervez Musharraf, a verdict also hailed by Washington.
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A WAVE of relief swept France last night after the Government confirmed the release of two French reporters held hostage by Islamic extremists in Iraq since August 20.
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&quot;Lynn and I have a gay daughter so it&#39;s an issue our family is very familiar with. With respect to the question of relationships my general view is freedom means freedom for everyone.
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LONDON - People have always suspected that man&#39;s best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with them.
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In the immediate aftermath of the country's deadliest disaster, a widespread response of generosity and warmth.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown expressed his joy Wednesday at the release by Palestinian extremists of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston after 16 weeks in captivity in Gaza.
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Justine Henin's nutritionist has banned her bedtime chocolates but the world number one is feeling calm and happy after a period of personal upheaval.
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Feeling much better today. Health is beginning to return. I owe it all to patience, lots of sleeping, drinking fluids, and not trying to be healthy before I actually am. Today I'm going to take a 20 minute easy walk in the sun.  Watching General Petreus testify today. The Dems are very polite. Sorry I still think we should get the hell out of Iraq. I don't think any more Americans should die there.  Elizabeth Dole is speaking now.
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Welcome to the heart and soul of America. A sign greets visitors outside a truck stop with a resounding: &quot;Let freedom reign.&quot; There is one white, wooden evangelical church and lots of Bush-Cheney posters along the roadside.
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A British man sentenced to death on drugs charges in Thailand said Wednesday he was &quot;ecstatic&quot; after the Supreme Court overturned his conviction, clearing the way for his return home.
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Heather Mills says she is "happy" at the public support she has received since her outburst against the media.
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At 8:21 pm last night, there was a simultaneous leap for joy and sigh of relief in pubs, restaurants, living rooms, college dorms, maybe even a few libraries, throughout the streets of New England and, of course, in Fenway Park.