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Milligan

/ ˈmɪlɪɡən /

noun

  1. Spike, real name Terence Alan Milligan. 1918–2002, Irish radio, stage, and film comedian and author, born in India. He appeared in The Goon Show (with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe; BBC Radio, 1952–60) and his films include Postman's Knock (1962), Adolf Hitler, My Part in his Downfall (1972), The Three Musketeers (1974), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), and Yellowbeard (1982). He was awarded an honorary knighthood in 2000

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Milligan that discriminating against minority voters in gerrymandering is unconstitutional, ordering the Southern state to create a second minority-majority district.

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Dustin Milligan went shirtless for “Hot Frosty.”

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Clinical psychologist Dr Amani Milligan says spending quality time together is also important.

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That doesn't mean a grand gesture and Dr Milligan says it can be as simple as taking a random Thursday off work together or setting rules like no phones before bed so you can catch up on each other's days.

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Milligan, which was not just a decision in our favor that just summarily affirmed what we wanted affirmed, but it actually went into quite a bit of detail and answered a number of challenges brought by the state of Alabama at the time to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act that mirrored much of what Louisiana said in its papers in this court.

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