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• The financial crisis means that some currencies have suddenly plummeted in value, making expensive destinations surprisingly affordable for Americans.
• Alabama has became the first state in the Union to approve a textbook for a course about the Bible in its public schools, and its surprisingly uncontroversial decision may prove to .
• An experimental drug no one expected to work is surprisingly effective at rooting out cholesterol.

• amazingly
• astonishingly

News & Articles

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• ‘World War Z’: Surprisingly Entertaining, at Times Exciting
  Surprisingly entertaining, even fitfully exciting, World War Z is primarily an exercise in expectation management.
  June 22, 2013 - Valley News
• Bill O’Reilly Surprisingly Endorses Major Bill [Video]
  Whether you love him or hate him, Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly wields a lot of influence. That’s why a group of senators have been pursuing him relentlessly for his support on a bill that is at the center of one of our nation’s biggest issues: Immigration. On Thursday, O’Reilly threw in with immigration reform, becoming... Read more » Bill O’Reilly Surprisingly Endorses Major Bill [Video] is a ...
  June 21, 2013 - The Inquisitr
• Asia Leads Outflows In Emerging Market Funds
  China's surprisingly slower economic data heading into the second half, and Asia overall are leading the pull out of emerging markets. Fund managers have dumped $1.25 billion worth of emerging Asia equities in the week ending June 19, nearly half of the $3.44 billion in total emerging market fund outflows in the period, according to EPFR Global data released Thursday.
  June 21, 2013 - Forbes

Quotes

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• Max Baucus in KPAX-TV
  He felt good and had excellent physiotherapy, luckily his injury is healing surprisingly fast...... he needs a lot of rehab now, he needs special facilities and a lot of time. It emerged that Michael didn't want to take out any resources from the... Oliver Bierhoff http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Bierhoff&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHMsYLfyhpecNXs13q6FMw8UtSw6g Times of India http://www.google.com/url?q=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/wcarticleshow/6134751.cms&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNErJKnStOpYr-1wb6M4ljyO-MzFqg Jul 6, 2010 96904 128510 surprisingly Baucus says she received that independently and quote, not surprisingly to anyone who's looked at her resume, got the DOJ job on her merit".
• Barack Obama in Forbes
  Obama responded: "I've got to correct a little bit of Sen. McCain's history, not surprisingly. ...... In fact, Sen. McCain's campaign chairman's firm was a lobbyist on behalf of Fannie Mae, not me."