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Aw, I hoped from the headline that the story would be "Coleman concedes that he is a big fat doody-head".

Discourse.net: Coleman Conceeds 2009

The one area where Obama has admitted things are going better than hoped is the banking stabilization.

Orszag: 'We've stepped back' from economic 'free fall' 2009

Paul Martin hoped to counter with two familiar tactics: denouncing the United States and insinuating that the Conservatives have a hidden far-right-wing agenda that they are just waiting to spring on Canada with the cynical assistance of the Bloc Québecois.

Canada 2009

This administration, though not as transparent as I had hoped, is far more transparent than the one that Mr. Rove was in.

President Obama's Promise of Transparency and Televised Negotiations of Health Reform Instead Turn Into Closed-Door Backroom Deals with Bribes and Gimmicks 2010

The fact his plans haven't worked as well as hoped is more a sign of how deep the recession was established before he was elected than anything else ... but both parties are still to blame.

CNN Poll: Blame for recession shifting from GOP to Democrats 2009

Its beyond mortals to understand how Griffin hoped to cram One True Solution down everyones throat while ignoring all and every bit of advice.

Just Pick the Wrong People - NASA Watch 2008

By trading Jokinen, general manager Jacques Martin hoped to improve his defense.

Southeast preview: Capitals on the march after last season's finish 2008

Hungary had “joined” the Warsaw Pact on the day before the Red Army agreed to pull out of Austria, and Britain hoped to retain indirect control of the Suez Canal by means of a system of alliances with local Arab elites.

Imperial Follies 2007

Hungary had “joined” the Warsaw Pact on the day before the Red Army agreed to pull out of Austria, and Britain hoped to retain indirect control of the Suez Canal by means of a system of alliances with local Arab elites.

Imperial Follies 2007

But the produce, while not a huge variety as I had hoped, is fresh.

Aurrera 2007