Word: hoping
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...note of support from a fellow player he received came from Federer. "I had only played him two or three times," Blake says. "But he was thinking of me, and knowing I was alone. He's not only the greatest player, he's the greatest champion this sport could hope...
State leaders hope the Department of Housing and Urban Development will grant their request to develop a "disaster track" that would temporarily ease restrictions so the money can reach residents and communities faster. They're also hopeful that Iowa will receive more overall federal and state disaster aid. To date, over $3 billion has been allocated, with $638 million spent. "It's the timeliness of the money that frustrates us all," says Lieut. General Ron Dardis, a former Iowa National Guard commander who is executive director of the state's Rebuild Iowa Office, created soon after last June's disaster...
...says Wilson. "But translating that into political reality has always been really difficult. At the end of the day, Belarus needs trade and resources to survive, both of which come from Russia." So for now, Belarus will have to keep up its balancing act between Russia and Europe - and hope that, soon, Russia goes back to drinking its milk...
...Iraq war was a "catastrophic foreign policy decision," according to Campbell. One key witness, who has privately already signaled his willingness to attend, will hope to see that decision vindicated. Blair, now Middle East Peace Envoy for the European Union, United Nations, U.S. and Russia and a front-runner to become the E.U.'s first president, continues to insist he made the right call. "It was right to remove Saddam. It was right to give the country a chance to have the democratic process," he told an interviewer a month before he stepped down as British Prime Minister in June...
...America is enveloped in economic and political crises, and there is no hope for their resolution," he said through an interpreter. "Allies of the United States are not capable of easing these crises...