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...Afghan campaign was one of the most brilliant and economical in military history. Nonetheless, one battle, Tora Bora, was a failure, probably allowing Osama bin Laden to slip away. Is this the stuff of apologies? Did Lincoln apologize for his army's letting Lee get away at Antietam...
Last night, the personable Johnson portrayed herself as an outsider and a political novice. She allowed an “I hate him” to slip out when referring to President Bush and called Massachusetts Speaker of the House Thomas M. Finneran a “dictator” for the way he manages the State House floor...
...could be dangerous,” Dr. Steinberg said about the re-sod grass. “Someone could slip...
Descending en masse from their hamlet, the Cornellians transform the tranquil arena into an emotional tinderbox. They slip fish—hidden underneath their clothes—past security guards. When Cornell scores, the fans hoist the putrid trout onto the playing surface, then serenade the Crimson faithful with a rendition of “Far Above Cayuga’s Waters...
...Cornell had rallied from the same two-goal deficit on April 10 in their 9-8 overtime defeat of the Crimson, but this time Harvard bore down and refused to let its third chance to knock off a ranked favorite slip away...