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...late-night address, Kanimbla Commander George McGuire broke the shocking news to his 300-strong crew. They had lost some friends, he said, but "We owe it to their memory to continue with our job." Since the Dec. 26 disaster, the Australian defense forces have spearheaded their country's massive aid effort in Indonesia. More than 1,000 troops have helped distribute food, provide clean water, treat the injured, clear rubble and build houses. "We all tend to focus on where bombs are going off," said Australian Defence Force chief Gen. Peter Cosgrove after the crash. "But here...
...know just how you feel." I could tell he was trying to modulate his voice to approximate compassion and that this was hard for him. "I just broke up with my mistress," he went on. "I wrecked my whole family and my marriage two years ago to go and live with her, so now I'm having a hard time myself...
...Panthers broke open a 4-4 tie with a six-run fifth inning to pull away from the Crimson on their way to an 11-6 victory in Miami on Tuesday...
With Harvard leading 2-1 through five innings, the Black Bears (8-7) broke out for five runs on seven hits in the top of the sixth to jump out to a 6-2 lead it would never relinquish...
...same ideology prompted Republican presidential candidates Alf Landon to describe Social Security as “a cruel hoax” in 1936 and Barry Goldwater to advocate the repeal of Social Security in 1964. In 1978, a young Bush ran for Congress claiming that Social Security would be broke by 1988 unless private accounts were established. Unfortunately for the would-be Congressman, he was wrong. Unfortunately for all college-aged Americans, Bush is trying to phase out Social Security once again...