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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Those wearing the tees are either unaware of or unconcerned by the meaning of the English messages they bear. It's not uncommon to see a man wearing a T-shirt boasting "World's Best Grandma," or a young girl wearing a shirt lamenting "Stripping ruined my life." I've seen an old woman in "I Love AC/DC," an indigenous grandmother with a shirt bragging, "My boyfriend is hotter than yours," and another disclosing that "My boyfriend is out of town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where New England Won the Super Bowl | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

Tierney, who stressed that he was unfamiliar with the details of the case, added that it is not uncommon for attorneys general to investigate institutions in states other than their...

Author: By Kevin Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: N.Y. State Investigates Harvard Study Abroad Program | 1/29/2008 | See Source »

...Unpaid advisers to political campaigns are not uncommon in and of themselves - Black served in that capacity for George W. Bush in 2000 - but they usually are auxiliaries to a campaign. In McCain world, they are the campaign. All have different motivations. McKinnon was an integral part of the Bush attacks that undid McCain in 2000; for him, the service is almost like penance. Salter hasn't worked for anyone else for almost twenty years. McCain himself sees this close-knit group as friends as much as staffers. Asked how he keeps up his grueling campaign schedule, McCain says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain's Pro Bono Help | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

Tierney, who stressed that he was unfamiliar with the details of the case, added that it is not uncommon for attorneys general to investigate institutions in states other than their...

Author: By Kevin Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: N.Y. Attorney General Launches Investigation of Study Abroad Program | 1/22/2008 | See Source »

...hearts and minds have been appeased. It can take months for a claim to be paid and if a claim is filed after the U.S. military unit involved is rotated out of Iraq, the odds are that the claim will never be awarded. In Iraq today, it is not uncommon for Iraqi civilians to beseech mid-ranking U.S. officers for claims for damages done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Cash Create Goodwill in Iraq? | 1/21/2008 | See Source »

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