Word: claimed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...whose name would come first? In staking his claim to leadership, McCain has never had a problem of lack of intellect or discipline--despite graduating fifth from the bottom of his Annapolis class with a bushel of demerits--but rather of temper and temperament. The question exploded last week in newspaper stories, most notably a blazing Sunday editorial in his hometown paper, the Arizona Republic, damning McCain as a bully, sarcastic and insulting. His personal story, in this view, becomes his burden, with the suggestion that the fighting spirit that allowed him to resist his North Vietnamese captors has left...
...prove rewarding for both the collector and the curious student. An eclectic and intriguing mix of contemporary painting, drawing and photography are hung on the immaculate white walls of such renowned galleries as Barbara Krakow and Howard Yezerski--and despite a slight emphasis on representational painting, almost all claim to showcase works of a variety of styles, media and regional origin...
...film has its own logic: Incidents turn on luck and silly circumstances, and in the back of your mind you suspect they couldn't have really happened. The train escapes several close calls because of a German uniform hastily tailored to a higher rank, or by the outrageous claim that their train is special because it is deporting extra-dangerous communist Jews. These are examples of the whimsical and creative view Train of Life takes on practically every aspect of the shtetl's endeavor...
More than simply sisters, they are each other's biggest fans. And growing up, they claim there wasn't really ever a sibling rivalry...
There is no starting lineup yet, Delaney-Smith said. Every player has the chance to claim a spot in the lineup before the regular-season rolls around November 19 with a game in San Antonio against Stephen F. Austin and a game November 20 against Texas-San Antonio...