| Top fire fighter, Chief Jim Clark of the
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| | a statement issued after visiting the
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| Minneapolis Fire Department exclaimed
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| | site of the disaster on Friday August 3,
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| that the first miracle was the low death
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| | 2007 only hours after the bridge
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| toll. Clark said, "We were surprised that
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| | collapsed she said, "people have been
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| we didn't have more people seriously
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| | encouraged and their spirits lifted after
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| injured and killed, I think it was
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| | hearing "so many good stories."
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| something of a miracle." With upwards of
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| | Laura Bush, who is heralded for
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| 500 cars crossing the bridge at any given
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| | possessing some of the most powerful
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| moment that qualifies as a miracle for
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| | maternal instincts in any First Lady in
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| most of us.
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| | our history, threw her attention on
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| Other stories are emerging even as
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| | nurturing what remains and not centering
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| rescuers are still combing the rapidly
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| | on what is lost. No reports indicate that
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| moving waters of the murky Mississippi.
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| | her visit and her words were anything but
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| Divers rushed to the scene with hopes
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| | consoling and were welcomed.
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| that if they responded quickly they might
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| | President Bush also visited the site to
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| find victims who found ways to survive in
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| | assess the damages and to see how the
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| pockets of air or that were only
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| | Federal Government can help in recovery
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| partially submerged in their vehicles.
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| | efforts. In a brief but meaningful
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| Although that hope was deferred they are
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| | statement President Bush called for
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| still risking their lives in the
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| | prayer when the news first reached him
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| dangerous waters to help account for the
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| | during a cabinet meeting. He said he
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| casualties and provide accounting for
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| | thanked fellow Americans that were
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| victims families.
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| | lifting up those involved in prayer."
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| Hundreds of ordinary citizens were said
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| | Many Americans know we have a praying
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| to have shown up immediately and offered
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| | President and most are thankful that we
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| to help in rescue work. Some didn't wait
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| | have a leader that calls upon God to help
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| and were found trying to assist anyone of
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| | those he is charged with governing.
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| the survivors they could. Minnesotans can
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| | The Minnesota Twins baseball team was
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| be proud of the University of Minneapolis
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| | saddled with a perplexing situation at
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| students who also showed up in numbers
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| | the time of the bridge collapse. The game
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| and offered help. Most were asked to stay
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| | against the Royals was scheduled to start
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| clear when professional rescuers arrived
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| | only one hour after the bridge collapsed.
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| for their own safety but their effort
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| | Not wanting to put twenty five thousand
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| will not go unnoticed.
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| | fans back out on to city streets the
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| Some witnesses said that when the bus
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| | Twins decided to go on with the game.
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| load of 58 children was seen teetering on
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| | Although sagging in the league this
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| the edge of a collapsed section of the
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| | season the Twins scored a different kind
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| bridge it took their breath away.
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| | of win on the evening of the I-35W bridge
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| Similarly breathtaking was the news that
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| | collapse.
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| all 58 passengers escaped unharmed.
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| | The team Minnesotans love, which has
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| One 9 year old girl called her father
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| | produced greats such as Harmon Killebrew
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| from the bus on her cell phone. When
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| | lost to the Royals on that fateful day
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| interviewed by Fox News the little girl
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| | but won a bigger game in the hearts of
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| seem more composed than her father who
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| | Minnesotans and all Americans when they
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| was visibly shaken and looked like he was
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| | tastefully called for a moment of silence
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| fighting to hold back the tears.
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| | for the victims and rescuers at the I-35W
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| The grandmother of two African American
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| | site. The moment of silence was announced
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| school girls, Samarra aged 6 and Josette
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| | in the Metrodome over the public address
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| aged 4 said that even though the girls'
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| | system and it is reported that you could
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| faces were disheveled and dirty when she
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| | hear a pin drop in the deep silence
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| first saw them "It just had a glow like
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| | produced by the 25,000 fans. Hats off to
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| it was an angel. It just brought 'em back
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| | the Minnesota Twins!
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| to us."
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| | The catastrophe in Minnesota amplifies
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| Words like "It was a miracle" or "I thank
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| | the noted enigmatic nature of almost all
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| God he helped me" were commonly heard
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| | American citizens. It is best summarized
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| among survivors. The immediate reactions
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| | in the familiar adage, "when they're bad,
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| of the survivors sounded more like a time
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| | they're very bad - but when they're good,
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| of testimony in a church than interviews
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| | they're very good." Perhaps the one
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| with disaster survivors.
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| | tragedy that seems greater than the
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| The Salvation Army was on hand
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| | tragedy in Minneapolis is that Americans
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| immediately along with other
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| | don't often get so good until after a
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| organizations and the Southern Baptist
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| | tragedy.
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| relief unit stationed in Minnesota
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| | Let it not be said that this old gospel
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| offered its help as needed. The Red Cross
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| | preacher did not appendage an article of
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| wasted no time getting on the scene and
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| | this kind without a scriptural
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| conducting a blood drive and calling for
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| | admonition. It is carefully chosen and is
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| contributions to aid victims' families
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| | meant to remind Americans that when
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| through the "Twin Cities Chapter of the
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| | alleviating suffering, grief and
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| American Red Cross." Blood drives are
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| | affliction you are never more close to
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| being conducted by the Memorial Blood
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| | God.
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| Centers of Minnesota.
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| | "And if thou draw out thy soul to the
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| First Lady Laura Bush gently tried to
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| | hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul;
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| steer the attention of Minnesotans away
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| | then shall thy light rise in obscurity
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| from the calamitous to the consoling. In
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| | and thy darkness be as the noon day.
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