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I wrote the songs with Eddie, but they were his musical ideas to begin with.

To begin with, the report took a more nuanced view of autism than the horrific picture he painted of autism sufferers.

But sadly, the federal government’s willingness to violate federal and international law with impunity didn’t begin with Trump.

The fans were firmly behind Punk to begin with, and the match lived up to the billing - a ferocious war with plenty of big moments and false finishes before a series of twists led to Rollins standing tall.

Let’s begin with this week’s unlikely star Democrat.