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There was no greater reflection of this than the overarching theme of Wednesday evening, with speakers who ranged from the former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-independent, to a cadre of military generals and admirals.

Its guest interviewees have ranged from the former Israeli prime minister, Ehud Barak, and the longtime Israeli peace advocate Shimon Peres, to the uncompromising militants Sheik Hassan Nasrullah of Hezbollah and Sheik Ahmed Yaseen of Hamas, and even Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.

Many a New York publication has compiled its list of potential chancellors, who have ranged from the former leader of Baltimore's public schools to the current head of a school district in Maryland who has resisted increased standardized testing.

Critics range from the former business secretary Vince Cable and Margaret Hodge, former chair of the public accounts committee, to the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.

Ballpark fare now goes well beyond hot dogs, ranging from the former Oriole Boog Powell's barbecue at Camden Yards in Baltimore to the garlic fries at AT&T Park.

The center had three recent private sessions of economic heavyweights, ranging from the former Treasury secretary, Robert Rubin, to the liberal activist Bob Greenstein; one participant described the almost universal mood as "gloomy".

Then he segues into a career representing clients ranging from the former Miss America Bess Myerson's lover (though not against her) to Rudolph W. Giuliani (about whom he reveals very little).

The No to Pegida appeal, which ran on pages 1-3 of the tabloid and at the top of its website, featured figureheads ranging from the former Social Democrat chancellor Helmut Schmidt to the former national football team captain Oliver Bierhoff condemning the protests.

EU scrutiny of the Google deal will add to the pressure on David Cameron, who has been accused of allowing the internet company to hold too much sway over his government, with critics ranging from the former business secretary Vince Cable to the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.

They range from the former Soviet central Asian republics to the north to Australia in the south, along with France, which administers a scattering of islands deep in the southern Indian Ocean uninhabited except for a handful of researchers.

The candidates ranged from James W. Pitts, the former Buffalo City Council president and current candidate for Buffalo city comptroller, to William A. Johnson Jr., the mayor of Rochester who is the Democratic candidate for Monroe County executive.