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def index(request):
        latest_posts_list = Post.objects.all().order_by('-pub_date')[:5]
        req = request.method   # is shown easily in {{ req }} because it's a string
        # request.body is a byte string and i see nothing if using {{ req }}
        req = request.body.decode('utf-8') # doesn't help
        req = unicode(request.body) # doesn't help
        return render_to_response(
        'posts/index.html',
                {'latest_posts_list' : latest_posts_list,
                  'req' : req
                }
        )