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apt pinning when two packages have very similar version numbers

I have a precise installation, but I am also getting packages from quantal and raring. My problem is with the linux-image-* packages. I want to run the 3.5 kernel, and to keep track of the latest ...
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Will apt keep updating a package from unstable if I install it from there?

I installed a package using -t unstable to get a newer version. unstable is pinned at 50, testing at 900. If testing catches up with the version that I installed, will apt still keep getting the newer ...
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How to reduce 3rd party repository priority in apt

I'm using Debian Testing together with the Deb Multimedia (previously Debian Multimedia) repository for testing. I want to reduce the priority of the deb-multimedia packages so it only installs ...
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Debian: I want to install “libasound2” and “libasound2-plugins” from “wheezy” while being on “squeeze”

UPDATE: I am putting a bounty on this question, in modified form: How can I make APT Pinning run as expected? Or where must I read more (save from the official Wiki and errata/additions in it) so ...