Word: claiming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...those pictures again all weekend, but now the dark shadow has lengthened with the passing of 35 years to claim the son as well. A boy born on Thanksgiving Day to a man just elected President lost his father three days before his third birthday. John Jr. and his sister Caroline grew up in our hearts instead, protected by a mother who feared that death still stalked the family. After Bobby was killed, Jackie said, "If they're killing Kennedys, then my children are targets...
...then it's up to Armstrong to pump his way to the front. Despite his lead, Armstrong must perform well and avoid accidents on this week's climb through the Pyrenees before he can claim victory in Paris next Sunday. But the outcome almost doesn't matter. With his miraculous recovery, his return to top-level cycling--and the expected birth of his first child in October--Armstrong doesn't need a trophy to prove he's a winner...
...opinion, Stearns--who referred to the case as "somewhat unusual"--said the fundamental flaw in the plaintiffs' case was their claim that because they had completed their academic requirements, they were no longer really students subject to the College's rules...
...students had persisted with their challenge, the court would have proceeded to the second claim of the suit, which argued that the College's administrative board proceedings were so unjust that they exceeded the wide area of discretion the government usually gives to college disciplinary processes...
...plaintiffs had maintained their innocence all along, but the College had filed for preemptive "summary judgement" on the second claim, arguing that the administrative board had sufficient reason to believe the students had accepted money for work they had not performed...