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...Early in the season I was struggling at the plate, I had a really crouched stance,” O’Hara said. “After talking with the coach I kind of straightened out a little bit and stood up a little more, making me feel more comfortable at the plate. I think that definitely contributed to feeling relaxed and getting a good spin on the ball...
...with the American praise of Iraqi troop performance far outshining the reality on the ground, it seems unlikely that Iraqi forces will be able to catch up with their glorified image any time soon. At a meeting of tribal sheiks in north Babil, one sheikh, Mohammed al-Khunfusai, stood up to face the rest, who had spent hours firing off complaints about the Iraqi government and security forces. "I think the Iraqi forces deserve medals for their efforts," he said. Across the room, another sheikh heckled amid laughter: "What is he talking about...
...Perhaps you should get something for your...ankle,” Frederick suggested. “It would be such a pity if you just stood there with it throbbing...
...footprint of one tower of the World Trade Center, with a giant billboard above heralding the Freedom Tower, 2012, bordered by yellow cranes and cement foundation walls. In the ceremonial square, a single large pascal candle, used at Easter and funerals to represent new life and resurrection, stood above a small reflecting pool and a symbolic plot of earth. We soon realized that there would be only the participants of the ceremony - 24 victims, survivors and first responders, a few local civic and church dignitaries - and our press pool, and so unlike some of these papal media appointments, we would...
...Paraguay receives less than $1 billion for it. Lugo wants to renegotiate that arrangement, and many if not most Paraguayans back him. "We've been robbed by our neighbors for far too long," says Luisa Guillen, a market stall owner in the capital, Asuncion. "It's time Paraguay stood up for itself, and I think Lugo's the only candidate who realizes that...