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Petty humiliations of flying, living in Queens, dealing with the public.
This is not, the Journal notes, a petty detail: If the co-pilot had actually said, "I have made my decision now," that would seem to rule out the Egyptian government's theory that the co-pilot's "second" phrase, "I put my faith in God's hands," was a reaction to an as-yet-undiscovered mechanical problem.
"In England, the rule was well established that 'no lord could be sued by a vassal in his own court, but each petty lord was subject to suit in the courts of a higher lord.
If, however, your associate thinks she is engaging in petty larceny and gets her jollies from purloined rolls, indulge her, knowing that it is a harmless habit.
USAT and the NYT report that Newt Gingrich said through a spokeswoman that Clinton's action was "petty politics" even though he has been a longtime promoter of the line-item veto.