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...example, has students who are passionate enough about the culture of life to spend countless hours postering in the blistering cold at 7:15 a.m. every Monday and Thursday. They face chastisement if seen by friends with posters in hand, and are often the sole voices willing to defend the pro-life cause on House e-mail lists...
...with two weeks to go, Hostettler finds himself trailing by double digits in some polls and having to defend himself, not just against charges that he can't beat Democrat Brad Ellsworth, but against claims that he isn't even trying...
...quick to highlight.“All things being equal,” Murphy said, “You ask any defensive coordinator, you get two guys of basically somewhat equal ability, and one guy can make plays with his feet…it’s tougher to defend. It’s a dimension that’s more intangible. And [putting in O’Hagan] gave us that.”O’Hagan, for his part, was thrilled to be back in the fray.“I was itching to get into...
...Madonna's disciples have their work cut out for them as they set out to defend her. No, the adoption was not illegal, they insist, she had not pulled strings, "bought" a baby; no, he was not just her latest accessory, this was not Western imperialism run amok, she would honor his heritage. Yes, it is true that as Madonna's child he will never have a normal life, but then his life was all too perfectly normal where he came from; a mother dead soon after childbirth, two brothers lost to malaria, a majority of the population living...
...heavy lifting to do -- has only been in power about five months; and so we've still got, say, difficult days ahead. But I think we're far along from where we were, and at the same time, we've been able to successfully defend the homeland against further attacks by al Qaeda. It's a pretty good record...