1.   And the closer the digital moves to the appointed vetting hour the more laughable my frantic attempts become.

2.   Even though the Yankees are still trying to disguise their replacement players, the attempts could become futile in a few days.

3.   His love for the game obviously has not waned, but the older he gets, the less likely a comeback attempt becomes.

4.   How a straightforward attempt to legalize concealed firearms became a brainteaser on the ballot is a lesson in political compromise and legal wrangling.

5.   The attempt at secrecy became a bigger political problem than the makeup of the task force.

6.   The escape attempt has become a postscript to eight more serious charges in the indictment against Shah and the other defendants, Ramzi Ahmed Yousef and Abdul Hakim Murad.