The defense's game plan may last well into April, but without a successful Hail Mary pass, it will come up short of preventing a conviction.

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Speyer just committed the financial equivalent of a Hail Mary pass.

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MS. PSAKI: Well, first, I mean, just to reiterate, these Jeep ads that the Romney team have been running are a Hail Mary pass by the Romney team.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

In choosing to throw a Hail Mary pass to General Petraeus, the President has chosen a commander who understands counterinsurgency, who helped to design the current Afghan strategy, and who knows how to lead and motivate soldiers.

WSJ: The Petraeus Hail Mary

He did manage his bold stroke telling viewers that they should write or wire the Republican National Committee with their opinion of whether he should remain on the ticket but the network cut off this Hail Mary pass in mid-flight.

NEWYORKER: Wag the Dog

This was no Hail Mary pass.

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Research in Motion on the other hand has invested heavily developing its soon to be released Blackberry 10 OS. Early reviews are favorable, and its likely Research in Motion wants to bring this to market for a hail Mary pass rather than throw in the towel now.

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With hopes dimming that Kaiba would survive, doctors tried the medical equivalent of a "Hail Mary" pass.

CNN: 3-D printer helps save dying baby

They moved the ball, but had only enough time for a "Hail Mary" pass that bounced away in the Giants end zone.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Even so, I mean, is there a sense that they're - that they've - are they about to throw a "Hail Mary" pass on the campaign?

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