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But Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray quashed that dream on Friday, insisting there weren’t enough votes to get the task done.

Mr Sullivan, who has learning difficulties, had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal in May after new DNA tests were carried out.

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But after serving four years in prison, he appealed and his convictions were quashed in 2016 because of the way the jury was directed in his initial trial.

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The appeal was quashed but Mokbel obtained a shorter prison sentence.

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She realized she could either quash my energy or channel it positively, even though she really didn’t want me to act professionally when I was a child.

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

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