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...something to save the auto companies in their initial meeting after the Nov. 4 election, but Bush rebuffed him. The problem then went to Capitol Hill, where it spent two weeks getting ground down, spiced up and stuffed into legislative packaging, only to have the whole sausage thrown out when the Senate failed to move the bill before adjourning for the holidays. (See pictures of the remains of Detroit...
Bush, George W. •claim of to have "never said the Taliban was eliminated" is boldly made by despite on-the-record-and-easily-retrievable comments by in 2003 ("we destroyed the Taliban") and 2004 ("the Taliban is no longer in existence") •shoes are thrown...
Beware of people throwing things at you in the Middle East, even shoes. Think David and Goliath or the Palestinian intifadeh - a rebellion set off by a thrown rock. Or better yet, think of the rocks thrown in Nabatiyah, Lebanon...
...spite of the added pressures of collegiate athletics and scientific pursuits, these Harvard athletes have been able to endure the difficulties thrown their way, and look back upon their college careers with satisfaction...
However, should Paterson decide to appoint Kennedy, 51 - and it's possible he might feel that he has to now that Kennedy has thrown her hat into the ring - the move would not be without controversy. The state has no shortage of more seasoned politicians who are also interested in the job. Among those who are being mentioned as possible candidates are Kennedy's former cousin-in-law, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo; at least four current House members, including Kirsten Gillibrand, Carolyn Maloney, Brian Higgins and Steve Israel; Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown; and Nassau County executive Tom Suozzi...