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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...resolution is virtually certain to pass. About the only uncertainty is how many Republican members will vote for it. Most congressional observers predict somewhere between a dozen and two dozen Republicans will join the Democratic majority in passing the measure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Iraq Resolution: Just a First Step? | 2/13/2007 | See Source »

...Hanania claims to be one of a dozen Arab comedians still working in the U.S. after 9/11. He corrects himself. "Less than a dozen," he says. The others drifted away from the stage; anger towards Arabs was running too high for jokes. But Hanania says, "Humor is contagious, and it's good. It makes us look at each other as human...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "Three Jews and an Arab Walk into a Bar..." | 2/10/2007 | See Source »

...Like A Lawyer with the Way I’m Always Trying to Get You Off.” The variety in the songs depends on how the producer stitches these elements together. Think Newfound Glory, MxPx, Fenix TX, or any of a dozen other 90s pop-punk bands; every element of this disc is old news. Following a well-worn path to musical success is a pardonable offense; to paraphrase Ben Franklin, originality’s all about concealing your sources. But there’s no guile here, and bragging about their theft merits harsher punishment. So when...

Author: By Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fall Out Boy, "Infinity On High" (Island Records) - 1 1/2 stars | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...Audiences should see Marriage of Figaro for the singers. This production has some of the best opera singers on campus, and they are all surprisingly good actors and comedians as well. It’s really a chance to see a dozen fantastic singers (most of whom don’t get the exposure they deserve) performing in one of the best operas ever...

Author: By Emily G.W. Chau, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SPOTLIGHT: Caitlin C. Vincent '07 | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...Katyusha rockets and Kalashnikov rifles, however, weren't on the menu. The Middle Eastern equivalent of the diplomatic rubber-chicken dinner consists of about a dozen Arab courses of grilled meats, hummus, and stuffed vegetables served in a brightly lit hall, male guests outnumbering women by around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

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