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Do you have any regrets about letting former keyboardist Paul Carrack sing lead on 1981’s “Tempted,” which turned out to be one of the band’s biggest hits?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
For now, both options are well within the realm of fantasy, though the former is much less so.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Cooper-Lesadd, a former Conservative, was elected as a Reform MS for the Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg constituency in May's election.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people had rallied in Pristina to demand the acquittal of Thaci and other former guerrilla leaders.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Rounding out the large party were three doctors, two ministers, a military general, a former secretary of the US Navy, more writers and editors, plus a businessman or two.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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