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...real belle” and an “amazing singer,” she envisioned the band after meeting several members at a party in Soho. Her vocal talents are integral to the band’s sound, while the other members are “basically her backup,” Pasternack says...
...most important appearance so far in the career of the freshman reliever, who has been used as a backup closer of sorts while Wahlberg has battled a finger injury. In recent weeks, Morgan Brown has warmed up alongside Wahlberg as insurance in case the captain has difficulty finding the zone...
Back in Washington, the Pentagon has been grooming some useful backup for Chalabi. Two subway stops from downtown, upstairs from a McDonald's, are the offices of the seven-week-old Iraq Reconstruction and Development Council. A pet project of Wolfowitz's, the organization consists of a group of exiled Iraqi technocrats sympathetic to Chalabi who have been feverishly planning how to restart everything from irrigation to trash collection to oil production as soon as the fighting stops. When they get the word from Garner, they will deploy as liaisons between his temporary American ministers and those Iraqis deemed salvageable...
...there’s no bodily force involved, the mental game makes Assassins all the more a true sport. Trapped inside a safezone or cornered by your hunters, you’ve got to think like you’re breaking down a zone defense. Do you call for backup or do you shoot your...
Wahlberg, no longer a frustrated backup quarterback, has blossomed in his new role as the ace of the Crimson bullpen, leaving his disappointing memories of the gridiron behind. And while he is now able to look back on his football days without regret, he does so only because he has succeeded in making the difficult transition that could ultimately turn him into an all-time great...