In Chicago there was always a deadline, someplace to be, a phone ringing.

但不是在芝加哥，那边时不时有电话之类的干扰源。

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Maholm, acquired by the Braves from the Chicago Cubs before the trade deadline last July, had a rough outing against the Phillies on Feb. 28, but allowed three hits over 3 2-3 innings against the Yankees on March 5 and only two hits over five innings against the Nationals on Monday.

WSJ: Maholm shuts down Yankees, 4-0

The transition of US troops to a support role by this spring would be several months earlier than the mid-2013 deadline agreed at a Nato summit in Chicago last year.

BBC: US troops will end 'most' Afghanistan combat this spring