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...never done something as uplifting. I want to savor this while it lasts because the days are flying by. And whether we end in victory or defeat, I’ll share it with the best team I have ever been a part...

Author: By Nicholas F.B. Smyth, | Title: Team Pittsburgh's Big Secret | 7/16/2004 | See Source »

...same time, however, the new government is aware that the American experience has shown that force alone is unlikely to defeat the insurgency. The government is combining get-tough measures with political incentives to lure more moderate elements in the insurgency to pursue their goals through political channels, particularly the elections to be held in January. The interim government plans later this week to unveil an amnesty offer to insurgents willing to put down their weapons. This announcement has been delayed for more than a week, surrounded by some confusion over just how and to whom it will apply...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can the Iraqis Tame the Insurgents? | 7/14/2004 | See Source »

...liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org has already proved to be a force in the campaign to defeat President Bush, but it is about to get a big infusion of help from Hollywood. MoveOn's Political Action Committee, MoveOnPac, last week announced that documentary filmmaker Errol Morris (The Fog of War) will produce a series of campaign ads. The group is also about to announce that it has enlisted an all-star roster of directors, writers and Hollywood actors to make ads for the group. One is directed by Rob Reiner and written by West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin. Another is directed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I'm Rob Reiner, And I Approve This Message | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

...Netherlands final. Nereus charged out of the gate, taking the lead by the Barrier point and maintaining it for the duration of the race, as it finished in a time of 6:52—12 seconds faster than it finished in its quarterfinal defeat of Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Malfunction Costs Freshman Eight in Quarterfinals | 7/9/2004 | See Source »

...Treasury has been guilty of maladministration in the duties of his office and should, in the opinion of Congress, be removed from his office by the President of the United States." The resolution was voted down, and the effort to oust Hamilton stalled. Jefferson left the Cabinet in defeat later that year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thomas Jefferson: The Best Of Enemies | 7/5/2004 | See Source »

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