Word: flew
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...before George W. Bush delivered his State of the Union address last week, Senate majority leader Tom Daschle flew to New York City for a private lunch with 50 or so Democratic donors, organized by Indiana Senator Evan Bayh. As Daschle made the case for why his party could pick up seats in the coming midterm elections, despite Bush's 80% job-approval ratings, an Alabama lawyer, Tazewell Shepard, cut through Daschle's gauzy talk. Name one issue, Shepard pressed, where the Democrats have the upper hand. Daschle was ready: The Enron debacle has people worried about their retirement security...
Despite being overweight and underprepared, Ohno was devastated when he failed to make the '98 Olympic team. He flew home and spent a week in a secluded cabin trying to figure out whether he had the makings of an elite athlete...
...have found palm prints and hair that didn't belong to Reid on the shoes. Authorities have also found Reid's e-mails, including one from Pakistan urging Reid to try again after a failed attempt to board the same flight one day earlier. French police think Reid, who flew penniless, must have left cash and belongings behind with an associate. Terror expert Roland Jacquard says locating Reid's Paris hosts is crucial because a suicide bomber's last contact is often with a spiritual adviser. "If you find [the adviser], the network falls," says Jacquard...
...Sept. 11, I stayed home and watched the horrific events unfold on television. I saw that while President Bush, the most powerful, well-guarded man in the world, flew west to safety, Rudy Giuliani was the face of the U.S., keeping the nation and the world updated throughout that terrible day. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, for your unparalleled leadership during the crisis. And please remember that we in Minnesota will be looking for a new Governor soon. DEBORAH YBARRA Andover, Minn...
...calls Camp X-Ray. The Pentagon refers to the detainees as "unlawful combatants" - not prisoners of war entitled to the legal protections of the Geneva Conventions. Amid speculation that the Philippines could be the next target in the "war on terrorism," an undisclosed number of U.S. troops flew to the southern island of Basilan for "mutual training." The Philippines has been battling Islamic guerrilla groups since the 1970s...