As budget cuts cripple civilian agencies and programs, they lose their ability to perform ad they once did, so we look to the military to pick up the slack.. .. This requires still higher military budgets, which continues the devastating cycle.
She had been proud of his decision to serve his country, her heart bursting with love and admiration the first time she saw him outfitted in his dress blues.
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Nicholas Sparks
One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.
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Robert Jordan
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
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Douglas MacArthur
Question the answers, I repeated every class. Reevaluate your conclusions when the evidence changes.
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Craig M. Mullaney
I see things in windows and I say to myself that I want them. I want them because I want to belong. I want to be liked by more people, I want to be held in higher regard than others. I want to feel valued,...
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Dave Matthes
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