Sarah Johnson, a small dams expert for Trout Unlimited, estimates that 25 percent of all dams in the United States are outdated.

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For the third consecutive year, Sarah Lawrence College, a small liberal arts school in Yonkers, N.

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On Monday, the Republicans' choice of candidate for Vice President, Sarah Palin, dropped a small but pungent gobbet of news.

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"It's unbelievable that my parents were happy back then when they were allotted their small apartment, " thinks Sarah Stotzner.

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But Mr. Cruz's grass-roots campaign has gained momentum in recent months, aided by endorsements from such conservative stalwarts as Sarah Palin and heavy spending by the small-government group Club for Growth.

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Comprising the bulk of the top 10 list are small liberal arts schools like Sarah Lawrence College in New York, Kenyon College in Ohio and Bennington College in Vermont--all high on prestige and low on student-teacher ratios.

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But inaction on a small account can have negative consequences, says Sarah Walsh, vice president of retirement solutions at Fidelity Investments.

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Sarah Palin followed suit, her scorn layered under a sunny smile and small-town demeanor.

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McCain unveiled Sarah Palin, a 44-year-old first-term Alaska governor and former small-town mayor, as his running mate Friday.

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