Amid the backslapping and hand-shaking, there was no talk about Iraq and no mention of President Bush.

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"The video is a hand-held camera, so it's shaking and looking a lot worse than it is, " said teammate Gavin Nachbar.

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In our national community, government was standing by to offer its helping hand if needed --- a hand conservatives are trying to sever, when they're not busy ceremoniously shaking it.

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Shaking like a rag in her hand-me-downs and in the shoes that were four sizes too big!

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Davis, shaking his right hand after missing an alley-oop dunk in traffic, came back seconds later with a layup as he was fouled by World Peace.

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And while I was walking along the rope line -- it was a big crowd, about 3, 000 -- a young woman in uniform was shaking my hand and other people were grabbing and taking pictures.

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My yoke hand is shaking as I sit solo in my Cessna, about to depart Lawrence--and Glen.

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