Word: lifting
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...nationally televised address Tuesday that Washington's support for Israel's offensive in the West Bank has "shake(n) the people's faith in (the war on terrorism) and in its credibility in the Arab and Muslim worlds." He applauded President Bush for prevailing on Sharon to lift the siege on Yasser Arafat, but used that achievement to underscore his "can do better" tirade...
...Brazilian? "Arise, O Lord, and let not Brazil prevail over us, Put them in fear, O Lord. Rise up, O Lord, lift up your hand, Confound the might of Ronaldo and Rivaldo And put Ronaldinho to confusion. O God, if nothing else, award us a dubiously offside goal in the last minute, That the world may know that you are our God, And through you we will triumph over our adversaries, This time making it all the way to the final, Even if it is on a Sunday and no one will go to church. Amen. ?pre-match litany written...
...YORK TIMES headlined its downbeat Page One story GAINS OF '90S DID NOT LIFT ALL, CENSUS SHOWS. The story cited data indicating that 9.2% of families were deemed poor in 2000, only a slight improvement from 10% in 1989, despite the decade's surging economy. Huge growth in immigration paralleled the economic gains, the paper said, creating "a barbell economy of extreme haves and have-nots...
...billion Total sum Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi reportedly says he'll pay 270 families of victims of Pan Am Flight 103 if the U.S. and U.N. agree to lift sanctions against his country...
...Whitton’s team hung together and won out the remainder of its Ivy schedule. Harvard earned an ECAC tournament berth to continue its season and Whitton hit 9-for-12 to lift the Crimson to the championship, taking MVP honors in the process...