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Coupled with the comic-book action is the presentation of the Incredible family as a typical, if unique, American family. Elastigirl berates her husband for taking the wrong highway exit as the family careens through the city in a rocket. Mr. Incredible loses his potbelly by bench pressing boxcars. His daughter Violet turns herself invisible when her school crush looks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film Reviews | 11/5/2004 | See Source »

Just 21 seconds after the first goal, junior midfielder Nicholas Tornaritis, put Harvard ahead 2-0 with a rocket to the bottom left corner...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Offensive Streak Continues for M. Soccer | 10/27/2004 | See Source »

...Ramadi have faltered amid violence, kidnappings and assassinations. Military bases in both places are frequently mortared. Unlike in Fallujah, though, in Ramadi the Marines are a regular presence in the streets. And they are hit daily by a mostly invisible enemy, bountifully armed with improvised explosive devices (IEDS), rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and automatic weapons. Most attacks occur on Ramadi's main road, dubbed Route Michigan. (When asked if they're in control of the city, a roomful of grunts responds with phrases like "Oh, f___ no!") The mosques offer support and sanctuary to fighters, the Marines say. Calls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking the Battle to the Enemy | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...we’re working on it for a concert this year.” He explains, “Either some scaffolding system or simply standing on each other’s shoulders while each of us plays our respective instrument. Aside from reminding people of a rocket ship blasting off into the future, this will emphasize just how tall...

Author: By Aria S.K. Laskin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Not True Players, They Just Jam—a Lot | 10/21/2004 | See Source »

Peril lurks around every corner. Even in Ramadi, a Sunni town that the U.S. military considers under its control, the Marines are ambushed nearly every day by insurgents firing rocket-propelled grenades. Convoys passing through the city must navigate a minefield of roadside bombs. The violence has made it impossible to carry out missions to win the hearts and minds of the locals, most of whom have never warmed to the U.S. presence. The Marines in Ramadi don't use tanks and rarely call in air support; instead, they rely on guile, guts and instinct to hunt down the insurgents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DOES THE U.S. NEED THE DRAFT? | 10/18/2004 | See Source »

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