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And, while markets fell on disappointment that he offered no new commitments to easing, Mr. Bernanke took full advantage of the final soft-ball question from Steve Sanger , former CEO of General Mills .
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I think Oprah will give her soft-ball questions and let Sarah the Failed Politician off the hook, instead focusing on Sarah the Hockey Mom.
Sarah Palin on 'Oprah': Five best-case (or maybe worst-case?) scenarios | EW.com 2009
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Continue to boil without stirring, occasionally washing down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush until the syrup reaches the soft-ball stage, 238 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
CAKE SLICE BAKERS: MARBLED LEMON BLUEBERRY BUTTERCAKE Melissa 2009
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A cold front stormed through late yesterday afternoon – there were reports of hail in some areas, variously reported as golf-ball sized and soft-ball sized.
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FoxSnooze, of course, where he got the usual soft-ball treatment.
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Continue to boil without stirring, occasionally washing down the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush until the syrup reaches the soft-ball stage, 238 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
Archive 2009-08-01 Melissa 2009
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And the way Katie Couric tricked her into giving half-baked, ill-informed answers to soft-ball questions ... unforgiveable.
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A cold front stormed through late yesterday afternoon – there were reports of hail in some areas, variously reported as golf-ball sized and soft-ball sized.
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Under the soft-ball headline "Decline in newsroom jobs slows," the organization revealed that the number of minority newspaper journalists in America decreased by 0.15 percent in 2009.
American Journalism Must Embrace Diversity as Well as Digital Technology 2010
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Under the soft-ball headline "Decline in newsroom jobs slows," the organization revealed that the number of minority newspaper journalists in America decreased by 0.15 percent in 2009.
Farai Chideya: American Journalism Must Embrace Diversity as Well as Digital Technology 2010
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