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He accused the West of having "patronisingly patted" Yeltsin on the shoulder while "using Russia for its own purposes".

“He was over the moon when he saw it,” says Magaro, who got similar pats on the back from veteran ABC broadcasters when the film was shown to them.

With that caveat, let’s explore why the Padres and Diamondbacks have stood pat.

But if the surprisingly successful “Venom” films are highest on the scale of knowing humor, “Kraven the Hunter” is the lowest — only a few participants have the wink down pat.

I roughly chopped some parsley, stirred it in, and salted the mixture generously before tossing it with freshly boiled egg noodles and a few extra pats of butter.