EPIC, he argues, is "grasping at straws" in its conflict of Internet accusations.

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Police seem certain of that but say they're "grasping at straws" for other evidence that might help them find the 25-year-old cashier.

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The other is that these firms have lost out in the marketplace and are now desperately grasping at straws and trying to get the politicians to save them.

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National Security Council staffers seemed powerless to do anything significant, grasping at straws about how to implement impactful information and communication campaigns that would make a difference around the world.

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Or I could be grasping at straws.

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Yeah, everybody's been grasping at straws (including us) for possible info on the iPhone for, well, the last couple of years now, and the latest adds fuel to the speculative fire without providing any answers.

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We're just grasping at straws.

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"Overall, the enforcement staff believes that the institution is again grasping at straws in an attempt to disqualify members of the enforcement team with the most knowledge about the case, " Duncan wrote in the response, a copy of which was obtained Sunday by The Associated Press.

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More grasping at straws.

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