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"It changed the scene and made it personal. Like a sheriff and a bad cowboy coming in to have a gunfight."

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Nevertheless, the official added, "we don't want to be cowboys and jumping on ships. The act of monitoring ships is a deterrent in itself".

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Farmers cursed the plant as it dug its thorns into the legs of horses and cowboys.

On Saturday, protesters waved banners with displaying messages including "We are all Carlos Manzo", while others wore cowboy hats in tribute to him.

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Sitting on horseback in chaps and a cowboy hat, Noem addressed the camera with a stern message for immigrants: “Break our laws, we’ll punish you.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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