Word: 36th
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...mission is to patrol two U.S.-created no-fly zones, one above the 36th parallel and the other below the 33rd, in order to keep Saddam boxed in and unable to attack Iraq's ethnic minorities. When threatened by Iraqi air defenses, U.S. pilots are authorized to fire missiles and drop bombs on such sites, as they have done 323 times since 1999. The effort could have turned into a series of bloody clashes and perhaps even an excuse for a full-scale war. But despite some 250,000 sorties and a bounty on the pilots' heads--Saddam has offered...
Hilary has always been one of the most frequent offenders. She began life as "the miracle baby"--Ginny tried for nearly a decade to get pregnant and finally succeeded shortly after her 36th birthday. Hilary is tall for her age and trim, with fair, freckled skin and a froth of red curls so striking that strangers stop her on the street for her autograph, insisting that she must be an actress from a Broadway production of Annie. This year, as in every other, she earned straight A's. She competes in five sports (ranking statewide in swimming), plays the piano...
...team took the game to the Germans from the outset, with 20-year-old Landon Donovan creating several chances in the first 30 minutes. He forced German keeper Oliver Kahn to demonstrate his world-class rating. Although Germany broke through with a classic header from Michael Ballack in the 36th minute, the U.S. never retreated, forcing their opponents to defend deep and sometimes desperately in the second half. "Those guys really put pressure on us," said Ballack. "They really deserved to be in the quarterfinals...
...must have thought they were still dreaming. Before the coffee finished brewing the U.S. had gone up 1-0--excuse us, one-nil--on the stylish Europeans. And the Yanks kept lighting up Portugal like a pachinko table: 2-0 in the 29th minute and 3-0 in the 36th on a beautifully taken header by Brian McBride. Despite a furious Portuguese rally, the U.S. held on to a 3-2 victory for one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history...
...must have thought they were still dreaming. Before the coffee finished brewing the U.S. had gone up 1-0?excuse us, one-nil?on the stylish Europeans. And the Yanks kept lighting up Portugal like a pachinko table: 2-0 in the 29th minute and 3-0 in the 36th on a beautifully taken header by Brian McBride. Despite a furious Portuguese rally, the U.S. held on to a 3-2 victory for one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history...