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...sacrifices of the Greatest Generation, those who went through World War II. I will follow their example. On Sept. 11, we were given lessons in courage and heroic love. I will take them as examples. Those who are working in the rubble teach us daily lessons in true grit. I will learn them. In the name of the fallen, I will walk justly, fear no evil and continue to sing America's songs. JUDITH P. AUSTIN Arlington...
...emerged with a torn, blackened teddy bear in its mouth. Rescuers found the bodies of airline passengers strapped in their seats, a flight attendant with her hands bound. Doctors at the triage stations grieved that there were not more survivors to treat. All they could do was wash the grit out of the rescuers' eyes. Every so often the Klaxon sounded, another fractured building about to faint. Medics had to keep moving the morgue. Even the rescuers had to be rescued from the hidden caves, the shifting rubble, the filthy air. When the rains came Thursday night the peril merely...
...speeches and his somber demeanor, the mayor has symbolized the grief and anger of the citizens of New York. Yet he has also shown their grit and resolve. He spoke yesterday of the need to rebuild the famed downtown skyline, assuring both New Yorkers and all Americans that terrorists cannot break the spirit of the world’s greatest city. Scores of politicians from both parties have heaped myriad praises on Giuliani. The Crimson would like to add its voice to these countless others and congratulate the mayor on his inspirational leadership...
...Mexico - are also considering retiring when their terms are up in 2002. Same story there: both are fed up with the chamber and realize their party won't recapture it for a while. Domenici, who wielded considerable clout as Budget Committee chairman, now has to sit back and grit his teeth while Democrat Kent Conrad runs the show. Thompson has only $544,000 in his campaign bank and hasn't yet announced whether he'll seek reelection...
...government by bringing, on a few days' notice, 10,000 practitioners to the pavement in April 1999 outside the compound that houses China's top leaders. As recently as last winter, dozens arrived in Tiananmen Square nearly every day to protest the crackdown touched off by that show of grit and numbers. By contrast, on the recent second anniversary of the massive April protest, only 30 people reached the square. Most practitioners, like Liu, seem to have surrendered their faith, or at least say they have. Other die-hard elements "have cast off the fetters of the evil cult," crows...