The hangovers have finally cleared and there are grounds for optimism on the eve of the new campaign, but this time around it will be a far stiffer test.
An analysis of all that money — at least $7.5 billion disbursed so far — helps explain why such a seeming bounty is not more palpable here in the eviscerated capital city, where the world's chief accomplishment is to have finally cleared away most of the rubble.
Bye bye MIchigan, hello California: The House Democrats have finally cleared some old spare parts out of the way in anticipation of President Obama's agenda.
By Saturday, when the clouds of pepper spray and tear gas had finally cleared, the central government ordered the police to withdraw.
Another treat for the diehards was Chic, featuring Nile Rodgers – a much-needed disco hit for damp dancers who couldn't believe the skies had finally cleared.
It's warm today in Buckinghamshire and, if the coast isn't nearby, there's the river hazard that the plucky novice has finally cleared.
But Mark Durkan, the Derry MP and former SDLP leader, said the findings had finally cleared the names of the dead and wounded.
Transportation advocates, as well as the city's Transportation Department, have long lobbied for a speed-camera policy, but supporters say the bill has finally cleared a significant hurdle: gaining a Republican sponsor, Andrew J. Lanza of Staten Island, in the State Senate.
On the day I visit the base of the North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) at Manchester city airport, the weather has finally cleared up enough for me to see Fletcher at work.
It was the eve of Minnesota's opening game when Coach Glen Mason got some unexpected good news: the eligibility papers of his place-kicker, Rhys Lloyd, had finally cleared, and Lloyd, a native of Dover, England, would be available for the season.
When the dust had finally cleared, Yann Martel's Life of Pi was declared the winner at a noisy ceremony in the British Museum, a break with the traditional Guildhall venue, and a break with seriousness.
