Word: lost
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It’s been almost a year since that historic election, and our hope has lost some of its audacity. With troops still on the ground and uncertainty still in the air, war in Iraq presses on with no end in sight and a daily price tag well into the millions. And now, President Obama is preparing to ramp up the “good war” in Afghanistan. The United States hasn’t won a ground war in over half a century, and now one of the smartest presidents in modern American history thinks...
...Ariel's family decided on Monday to end artificial life support for their daughter and to donate her organs for transplant. While the medical process can take several days, Ariel will not make a meaningful recovery and a family has lost their daughter. After discussing the situation with the medical team, Ariel's mother authorized the college to communicate her passing to the community...
...does much good. For instance, it offers students signs for their drop boxes so they can opt out of receiving flyers. It also collects lost dishware so Harvard University Dining Services does not have to buy new supplies. REP is right that waste should be a common enemy...
During the meeting, the UC also affirmed its financial sponsorship of the DAPA grants program, which lost its funding from the administration last year due to budget cuts, according to DAPA grants chair Siri F.A. Uotila...
...Angeles Angels head into the American League playoffs, they will be remembering a lost teammate: pitcher Nick Adenhart, 22, who died on April 9, only four days into the season, after pitching six scoreless innings in his season debut. He and two friends were killed after their car was hit by a van that ran a red light. The team paid tribute to Adenhart when they clinched their division championship last week. But the team was also aware of another, quieter triumph, perhaps a miracle. Indeed, Jon Wilhite, the fourth person in Adenhart's car, shouldn't be alive...