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...those seeking omens on Saddam Hussein's day of judgment, Mother Nature obliged: Sunday dawned wet, cool and clean in Baghdad after overnight showers rinsed the city of several layers of desert sand. Late in the morning, Ahmed Hussein, a government-employed street sweeper, looked up into the overcast and still-rumbling skies and nodded approvingly. "This is the right weather for a day like this," he said. "The rain is God's blessing upon the verdict...
...Berlin The people came. In the thronged square, Social Democratic leader Ernst Spars climbed on to a platform. He pointed to the overcast skies. "Up there," cried Spars, "the American people are showing their faith in the cause of our Berlin brothers. Yet we?their fellow countrymen?have done nothing. Now we must act! There is not much food for us here in Melsungen, but let us share with those brave Berliners what little we have!" July...
...officer: "When the kettle belonged to Chiang, we tried to break it; now that it is ours, we want to preserve and use it." Berlin July 19, 1948 The people came. In the thronged square, Social Democratic leader Ernst Spars climbed on to a platform. He pointed to the overcast skies. "Up there," cried Spars, "the American people are showing their faith in the cause of our Berlin brothers. Yet we - their fellow countrymen - have done nothing. Now we must act! There is not much food for us here in Melsungen, but let us share with those brave Berliners what...
...golf team, which finished second out of twenty-one teams in the Jekyll Island Tournament March 24-26. With decent Georgia weather, the team was able to steal three top ten finishes, with five golfers finishing in the top 25. “It was a little overcast the first two days, other than that it was a lot warmer,” senior captain Jennifer Cronan said. “That’s the reason we went to Georgia, in search of better weather. It makes it a lot easier if you’re playing in warm...
...electricity. It's not the only thing that makes this Wal-Mart a green giant. There are photovoltaic shingles on the roof, exterior walls coated with heat-reflective paint and a high-tech system that automatically dims or raises the lights depending on whether it's sunny or overcast. Brent Allen, who manages the experimental store, says customers tell him all the time that "they drove out of their way to shop at this Wal-Mart." Which makes you wonder: If folks drive farther than they have to, aren't they burning extra gasoline in their pickups and SUVS...