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...tension between his quick temper and his capacity for detachment is not unique. It is mirrored by the clash between a self-confidence that sometimes borders on arrogance and a humility born out of faith and some experience with failure. And it is reflected also in his willingness to surround himself with smart advisers on the one hand and his disdain for haughty intellectuals on the other. The question is whether the crucible of a two-year campaign changed Bush...
That isn't exactly the atmosphere you would expect to surround a team that held an eight-point lead midway through the second half against Northeastern, letting it slip away in the end for a loss...
Scores of squawking and squabbling seagulls surround Reen Little Brook as he feeds dozens of geese on the banks of the Charles River...
...what Republicans and Democrats told me in Texas, and I got them working together and we got some good things done for Texans. If you elect me, I'll get Washington working again and make sure some good things, some needed things, get done for Americans. I'll surround myself with people who want to lead like I do - with conviction, with purpose, with principle, and who know...
...Fighters, now consisting of Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel and drummer Taylor Hawkins, spent most of 1999 holed up at Grohl's house in suburban Virginia tweaking their sound. The results on There Is Nothing Left to Lose speak for themselves. Big abrasive choruses and guitar riffs still surround Grohl's plaintive melodies. But the emphasis has shifted to the melodies, especially on radio-ready tracks such as "Learn...