But Lou is lightening and thunder while Mr. Epstein is steady rain.

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Both Mr Rounds and Ms Fire Thunder are up for re-election in November, their campaigns darkened by the abortion issue.

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"I heard a loud explosion, louder than thunder, " said Mr. Mabao as he prepared to leave the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital, where he and fellow guide Kenneth Jesalva were treated for burns and other injuries.

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Mr. Fisher's Oklahoma City Thunder faces the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday.

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For example, soon after the first "Ted" trailer went online, Fizziology observed that a lot of the online chatter about it centered on the "Thunder Buddies" song, which Mr. Wahlberg sings with the bear while in bed.

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After Mr Rounds signed the bill in March, Cecelia Fire Thunder, the tribal president, went into action.

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"Tropic Thunder, " which was co-written and directed by Mr. Stiller, is like a dinner whose hors d'oeuvres are far more satisfying and well-composed than the slightly warmed-over main course.

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Advocacy groups have urged a boycott of "Tropic Thunder" because of the repeated use of the word "retard, " when Mr. Downey's character gives Tugg an acting tutorial.

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