Joppru hopped onto a golf cart with several teammates and headed for the locker room, no doubt frustrated that his second attempt at jump-starting his NFL career is eerily similar to the first. (Houston Chronicle)<p>Though its characters and situations are fictitious, "[The Manchurian] Candidate's" world is eerily similar to our own. (Los Angeles Times)<p>Cyclists train all their lives for a chance to stand atop the podium in the Tour de France. The women who stand next to them also work hard to achieve their position. In fact, there is a distinct pecking order, eerily similar to women's professional tennis. (Oregonian)<p>[Beto Cuevas's] role in "Siete Dias" is eerily similar to La Ley's tragedy in 1994, when founding guitarist Andres Bobe died in a car accident weeks before the band was scheduled to go into the studio to record a new album. (San Diego Union-Tribune)<p>For [Jeb] Bush critics, it all sounded eerily similar to the events of 2000, in which thousands of blacks complained of being denied the right to vote in the state that delivered the White House to the governor's brother by just 537 votes. (Miami Herald)<p>Originally, four youths made claims to police alleging abuse. One later refused to testify, admitting at the preliminary hearing that he'd lied, [Quebec Court Judge Elizabeth] Corte noted in her ruling. And the testimony of the three other youths was filled with contradictions and admissions of unreliability, Corte wrote. Furthermore, an incident alleged by one young witness was eerily similar to what the youth himself was accused of having done. (Montreal Gazette)<p>Herbert Hoover tried to absolve himself of responsibility for the Depression. Richard Nixon sought to bury Watergate, but never owned up to the depths of his involvement in the scandal. In fact, his take on his undoing was eerily similar to Clinton's. (USA Today)<p>The swan dive of President Bush's ratings in 2003-04, by early June down to the low and mid-40s, is eerily similar to George H.W. Bush's plummeting numbers in 1991-92 and could signal defeat in November. (Los Angeles Times)<p>***I could go on.***<p>[ August 03, 2004: Message edited by: blanp ]</p>
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