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...Bush then broke with his own tradition and weighed in on some mistakes. The "Mission Accomplished" banner brandished during his aircraft-carrier appearance two months after the invasion of Iraq gave the wrong impression about his and his Administration's assessment of progress in the war, he said. He then referred obliquely to mistakes in some of his own "rhetoric"; Bush has said that his vow to catch Osama bin Laden "dead or alive" and his challenge to America's adversaries to "bring 'em on," among other cavalier comments, were unhelpful, and that is presumably what he was hinting...
...foot Palmer-Dixon locale—among the nation’s biggest—said that his proudest achievement was the level of attention he and the rest of his small staff were able to give each of Harvard’s 41 teams. “Our mission is inclusion, and we treat everyone as equals,” he said. “Every student has been trained right and trained as well as they can train. Our alpine skiers and fencers and tennis players feel as much attention as our football players...
...mission is inclusion, and we treat everyone as equals,” he said. “Every student has been trained right and trained as well as they can train. Our alpine skiers and fencers and tennis players feel as much attention as our football players...
...environmental science professor Steven C. Wofsy and his team are doing just that in an effort to measure the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere. A modified plane, outfitted with equipment, technicians, and scientists, will make five flights by 2011 as part of a $4 million, three-year mission to collect samples of air from different parts of the world. The first round of flights began Friday and is scheduled to be finished by the end of January. “What we will get out of this is a chemical picture of the atmosphere like you were slicing...
Lindsey is one of several Georgia state lawmakers currently calling for property tax reform. It's a mission fueled by head-scratching homeowners who can't fathom why they are paying higher taxes on homes with tumbling prices. However, with at least 44 states facing budget woes in the coming year, it's a movement that, if successful, could make it tougher on states to raise revenues. And yet, with the Georgia general assembly about to start its session next week, Lindsey says he hopes both houses will quickly pass his bill to cap growth in assessments...