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When the possibilities seemed bleakest and the committee began roll-call votes on a doomed version of the accord, D'Alessandro whispered, "Please don't do this...
Perhaps the Charles does, after all, reflect our thoughts. For us, winter exam period is often the bleakest of times. The steady stream of papers and exams, like a thick snowstorm, chills our souls and buries our wills. In the end we, like the river, can do nothing but wait meekly for the sun to break...
...Ford issues one of the bleakest State of the Union addresses in decades, recommending tax cuts, reduced budget spending and higher fuel costs to overcome recession and energy shortages. "The State of the Union is not good--I've got bad news, and I don't expect applause," he said...
...report's chronicle of the life these children lead reads like the bleakest fiction. They are ostracized by their communities. Some children interviewed in Harare--their words appear on the opposite page--insisted on using pseudonyms. They have no way to earn money and live in fear that they have the disease themselves. Many do. Young orphan girls often turn to sex to survive and end up catching the virus. A South African study found that 9.5% of pregnant girls under age 15 were HIV-infected. And there is virtually no money to help. A recent UNAIDS study found that...
After answering some questions, Lavine lead the audience in singing "Hatikvah," the Israeli national anthem, which the Exodus passengers sang to lift their spirits during the bleakest parts of their journey...