As a result, every request by Senators for the negotiating record has been spurned in what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently characterized as a "no-hit" game.

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Moses said he wasn't sure what kind of financial hit the city would take by no longer hosting the game, but he noted that all of the other events associated with the bowl will still take place in Washington.

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However, he was surprised it hit its funding target so swiftly despite there being no in-game footage available nor any direct involvement of original designer Chris Avellone.

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"We're used to people not giving us credit, saying we were no good, " said Vander Blue, the man who hit the game-winning shot against Davidson in the second round and had 14 points against the Hurricanes.

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But at the same time, it is stunning that the game brand that has hit 1 billion downloads globally can no longer compete with far smaller rivals in direct revenue generation.

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No team in Major League history had ever before hit three grand slams in one game, but the Yankees did it on that day.

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No matter how smart and capable an individual is, no matter how on top of his game, he or she will be hit with a sudden disaster for which he must draw upon his own internal resources, making judgments for which there often is no precedent.

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