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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...kastom life. Today, a jumble of Christian groups still jostle for believers. But the history of contact is brief enough that the first local person to fly in a plane - a young woman sent because the chiefs were suspicious of the strange craft - is still alive. The world remains quieter here, the green-leafed silence interrupted perhaps by the crepuscular hum of insects, or the morning call of the cone shell, blown at this time of year, when circumcision rituals are taking place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turning Back the Clock | 7/25/2005 | See Source »

...Officers were dispatched to the courtyard after receiving reports of a possible argument. Officers determined that the loud people were not arguing and asked them to be a little quieter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Police Log | 7/15/2005 | See Source »

...After weeks where his press conferences were standing-room only events with reporters firing sharp questions about his relationship with lobbyist Jack Abramoff, things have become much quieter for Tom DeLay. On Tuesday, with many empty chairs in the conference room on the first floor of the Capitol where he holds his weekly press availabilities, DeLay focused on laying out the House's Republican leadership's agenda for the week and received only one question about his ethics troubles. The Majority Leader even brought up the issue first. Asked by a reporter about the G8 conference next month in Scotland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capital Letters: Who's the GOP Frontrunner? | 6/16/2005 | See Source »

...Terry said it was effective for being so provocative, and that quieter methods of activism had simply been ineffective...

Author: By Elisabeth S. Theodore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gift, Darfur Compete for Senior Support | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

...Cloud's Viewpoint was delightful. It transported me to a quieter, more peaceful time. Thanks for the emotional and mental vacation. The piece was a refreshing respite from articles about politics and elected officials and the negativity that seemingly surrounds us today. Gerald J. Luongo Pompano Beach, Florida...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 5/30/2005 | See Source »

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