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  • “The Bush I knew was part scamp and part bumbler, a timeless fraternity boy and heedless cutup, a weekday gym rat and weekend napster,” wrote Frank Bruni in Ambling Into History, his knowing account of that campaign and the first eight months of Bush’s presidency.

    Truth and Reconciliation 2009

  • “The Bush I knew was part scamp and part bumbler, a timeless fraternity boy and heedless cutup, a weekday gym rat and weekend napster,” wrote Frank Bruni in Ambling Into History, his knowing account of that campaign and the first eight months of Bush’s presidency.

    Truth and Reconciliation 2009

  • At first it was all [makes disturbing wordless sound approximating the melody], and I think he was reading the Malcolm X autobiography, which mentioned Joe Lewis fighting Primo Carnera, also known as the Ambling Alp, and he shaped the verses around that story.

    Drowned In Sound // Feed 2010

  • At first it was all [makes disturbing wordless sound approximating the melody], and I think he was reading the Malcolm X autobiography, which mentioned Joe Lewis fighting Primo Carnera, also known as the Ambling Alp, and he shaped the verses around that story.

    Drowned In Sound // Feed Andrzej Lukowski 2010

  • Word of the Day: Primo CARNERA (17A: 1930s heavyweight champ known as the Ambling Alp) - Primo Carnera (October 26, 1906 - June 29, 1967) was an Italian boxer who became the world heavyweight champion.

    Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle 2009

  • For starters, in his 2001 campaign book, Ambling Through History, Bruni described the first presidential debate between Bush and Gore as a dispiriting debacle for Bush.

    Eric Alterman: Think Again: The Times' Frank Bruni, or How to Succeed in Journalism Without Really Caring (About Issues) Eric Alterman 2011

  • Ambling slowly back into the hallway, he examined the computerized schedules posted on the wall.

    Rogue Oracle 2011

  • Ambling along the highway, I spotted a 30-foot sculpture of what appeared to be a giant molar, and happened upon a lone Korean deli selling delicious Philly cheesesteaks.

    Stretching $29 to Its Limits Anne Kadet 2011

  • Ambling slowly back into the hallway, he examined the computerized schedules posted on the wall.

    Rogue Oracle 2011

  • For starters, in his 2001 campaign book, Ambling Through History, Bruni described the first presidential debate between Bush and Gore as a dispiriting debacle for Bush.

    Eric Alterman: Think Again: The Times' Frank Bruni, or How to Succeed in Journalism Without Really Caring (About Issues) Eric Alterman 2011

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