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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Meghan graduated from the university in 2007.) McCain drew the biggest laugh of the night when explaining volunteerism among senior citizens: "People are living longer," he said, "and they're more active and vigorous. And I'm here to tell you that's a fact" - just before pretending to doze off. And the audience applauded loudly when Obama said he wanted to "make government cool again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain, Obama Keep It Civic | 9/12/2008 | See Source »

...shortly end, and that they were free to do anything they wanted and inflict any pain," casually strangled a Chinese man to pass the time. For weeks in 1945, until the U.S. troops showed up, Ballard was not sure the war was really over. "To this day as I doze in an armchair," he writes, "I feel the same brief moment of uncertainty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: J.G. Ballard: The Emperor of Shepperton | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...tend to doze in lecture, you might have danced to a new tune if you had attended last night’s history and literature public lecture, “Street Songs in Paris...

Author: By Angela A. Sun, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Library Head Gives ‘Cabaret Lecture’ | 11/28/2007 | See Source »

...Michael Finnerty) clicked perfectly, breathing life into the script’s pointed game of word-association. Okocha’s regal poise made the poeticism of her breezy babble credible. What’s more, she achieved an entrancing sensuality despite her character’s propensity to doze off at inopportune times. As Madeline’s emotionally absent and unfaithful husband, Art took breaks from his cell phone only to dictate business-related thoughts to a tape recorder. Finnerty managed to maintain an impressive degree of egotism and self-absorbed blather in the role even as another...

Author: By Sarah J. Howland, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Actors Lend Depth to Comedic ‘Art Room’ | 11/4/2007 | See Source »

...This was my cue to doze off into reveries of goulash and chocolate pastries...

Author: By Jessica L. Fleischer | Title: Romanian Holiday | 7/13/2007 | See Source »

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