Another newspaper article: DELIRIUM TREMENS TWAIN—Mark Twain, who was to make a speech at the mass meeting of the Independents last night, didn't come to time!

报纸上又有一篇文章说：“患震颤性谵妄的吐温，昨晚本打算在独立派群众大会上发表讲话，却没来！”

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The time appointed for the mass meeting was 9 a.m.

群众大会上午9点届时召开。

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A SWEET CANDIDATE. — Mark Twain, who was to make such a blighting speech at the mass meeting of the Independents last night, didn't come to time!

好个候选人——马克·吐温先生原定于昨晚独立党民众大会上作一次损伤对方的演说，却未履行其义务。

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Before the meeting Pope Benedict celebrated a large open-air mass in Valletta, attended by thousands of people.

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Nonetheless, the mass meeting represented the first real move by Iraqis themselves to re-establish a civil administration.

CNN: Baghdad civil servants mull resuming work