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Burning Spear has had much longer to craft his following and hone his ample talent. He got his start in 1969 when he ran into Bob Marley carrying “a donkey and some buckets and a fork, and cutlass and plants...

Author: By Andrew R. Iliff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Reggae Artist Burning Spear Rocks the Roxy | 10/31/2003 | See Source »

...with al Qaeda in particular" although he retracted days later, saying he had "misspoken" and offering a far more limited account of the relationship between Baghdad and bin Laden. It's difficult to avoid the impression of a concerted effort at the top levels of the administration to hone and clarify the message on Iraq's alleged prewar ties to al-Qaeda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Season Brings New Questions for Bush on Iraq | 9/18/2003 | See Source »

Having studied Spanish in high school and college, I jumped at the opportunity to spend my summer interning at a bank in Madrid. I would hone my Spanish—speaking skills (and actually merit that foreign language citation), learn more about the business world and travel for seven weeks in a country I had never visited. Today may be Independence Day, but this would be my independence summer. And while I have so far enjoyed every moment of my adventures here in Madrid—from making Spanish friends at the dorm where I live, to walking through...

Author: By Jenifer L. Steinhardt, | Title: Becoming a Patriot in Spain | 7/3/2003 | See Source »

Bass added that seniors should hone their real world skills before leaving Harvard, warning, “I’m sure at least half of us will make it. The rest of us can come back as GSAS [graduate] students...

Author: By Hana R. Alberts, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ferrell Entertains Seniors | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

...preparation for the grueling competition, Radcliffe has tapered its workout schedule and attempted to hone its technique, hoping to shave those vital final seconds off its times...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Heavies Seek to Avenge Brown Loss | 5/16/2003 | See Source »

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