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[It sure had. Over on Fox News Channel (3/23/03), the headline banners were already rolling:] HUGE CHEMICAL WEAPONS FACTORY FOUND IN SO IRAQ.... REPORTS: 30 IRAQIS SURRENDER AT CHEM WEAPONS PLANT.... COAL TROOPS HOLDING IRAQI IN CHARGE OF CHEM WEAPONS. ... U.S. Troops Capture First Chemical Plant. |
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[More insulting still, the New Jersey Devils declined to stay in Ottawa between Games 1 and 2 of their Stanley Cup semifinal series against the Senators last week, flying home to spend 48 hours in the relative Babylon of East Rutherford.] If you look around, ... there's not much to do around here. |
[Mourning, 35, who underwent a kidney transplant in December 2003, seemed offended when a reporter asked if he could play 30 minutes a night over several games.] Did you see me play last year? Enough said, ... I'm not sick. There's nothing wrong with me... . So don't question my abilities, please. |
[Ms Barber insisted later the questions were not rehearsed. The military had been told ahead of time only about topics the president might want to talk about, not specific questions.] We just knew broad themes, ... All they were doing was talking to the troops and letting them know what to expect. |
[Music: Look for amateur talent in the family or among friends or even local talent at a college or university.] Lots of music students in their senior year need to perform a certain number recitals before a large audience in order to earn their degree, ... Sometimes they'll even perform for free. |
[On rare occasions, research recruiters randomly call people listed in the phone book, but] one problem with that is that people think it's too good to be true, so they're not interested, ... A lot of times, we can't just use the general population -- like if we're doing a survey on denture cream. |
[Over the years, Florian accumulated quite a collection of rare RAMONES items, including posters, tour t-shirts and photos.] [There are] things that I'm amazed that he has, ... I wish [late members] Johnny , Joey , and Dee Dee were alive to see this, because they would be very flattered like I am. |
[P. J. Daniels] got hurt fairly early last year and is just not the same when he's banged up. When he's healthy he really runs the ball very well. The thing people don't realize about him is he's such a great pass protector that it sometimes get overlooked because he runs for 100 yards most weeks. |
[Seattle | Manager Mike Hargrove said Mike Morse will use his 10-day suspension for violating baseball's steroids policy to work on his OF skills. Morse has started 50 games at SS this season and four in LF.] Mike's going to get intensive work, ... He doesn't need to conserve his energy for games. |
[Seo's] carrying some confidence with him and he goes out expecting to win. Early in the season, in spring training, times I played behind him last year, it seemed like he was going out there trying not to make mistakes rather than being aggressive and going after hitters. Now he trusts his stuff. |
[Sheppard began his career as a high school speech teacher, and was a professor at St. John's into the late 1990s.] I think my teaching has been, or was, more important in my life than public address, ... [Because] teaching was more important than public address announcing in its value to society. |
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[The Islanders appointed Yashin team captain Tuesday, in time for the team's pre-season game later that night against the New York Rangers.] This is a very big honour for me, ... There are so many players on our team who are great leaders and would have been excellent choices, so this means a lot. |