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...Delay's efforts to mobilize conservative groups to rebut Democratic attacks on him: "I think they are trying to shore up the base. It suggests they have some concerns. I don't think it suggests there's been any major shift. But they are concerned it may be starting to penetrate beyond the Beltway or they wouldn't be doing this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capital Letters: Harry Reid Speaks Out | 4/14/2005 | See Source »

...headed toward the wrecked bridge across the Elbe and shouted that they were friends. On the eastern bank, several uniformed men approached the bomb-shattered bridge. Robertson and the Russian began scrambling across the river, clawing their way from girder to bent girder. As they neared the far shore, one of the Russians finally crawled out on the bridge to meet them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: V-E Day: There Was Such a Feeling of Joy | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...Essay, Henry Grunwald refers to Emma Lazarus' words "the wretched refuse of your teeming shore" on the Statue of Liberty as "awful" poetry. I think they are magnificent and moving. I bet millions of immigrants agree with me. Robert W. Driver Indian Rocks Beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 29, 1985 | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

Citing a particularly egregious example of theft, Jackson said that Kitty Hawk sailors managed to requisition 31 bars of pure silver, each weighing 9 Ibs. and worth about $535. The sailors were able to secure the bars from a shore supply depot and hide them. No record of the orders was kept on board, so the pilfering would not have been discovered if one of the sailors had not been caught trying to sell several bars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Over the Side: Waste and fraud in the Navy | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...just our dumb mistakes that were sort of the deciding factor in the match,” said junior middle hitter John Freese. “If we just shore up our game, we can beat these guys...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Volleyball’s Win Streak Snapped at 13 | 4/11/2005 | See Source »

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