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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...boat that was hit by the catastrophe that developed at lightning speed," said Ilya Klebanov, Deputy Prime Minister and head of a commission investigating the sinking. It was all over, he said on Thursday, "in the space of two minutes, more or less." The tapping out of SOS signals in Morse code indicated that some crew members survived for a time in the stern sections of the boat, but Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, commander of the Northern Fleet, admitted on Friday evening that no tapping had been heard from the sub since Aug. 14, two days after the accident...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fatal Dive | 8/28/2000 | See Source »

During my sinking search for anyone acutely tuned in to the presidential primary, I put out an SOS to the district's Congressman, Ed Royce. "Ed, I'm on the streets of Fullerton and can't find anything but YES ON PROP. 22 signs." The only passion in California politics right now is wrapped up in a proposition that wants to make sure gays don't walk the aisle. "Go to the Brea Community Center," advised Royce, a Bush supporter. Republican women were gathering for their monthly meeting, he said, and they would definitely be plugged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: Waiting To Catch The Primary Wave | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

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