81.  Although I'd lived there for nearly nine years, I left it in '89 because I knew I would never feel safe coming home again.

82.  Despite earlier fears of an ugly downtown gridlock, traffic flowed relatively smoothly and parking was plentiful for the nearly 70,000 sports fans and theater patrons who flocked downtown.

83.  Despite the combined star power of the leads, Zhang nearly steals the movie.

84.  Despite having broken Rockefeller's record by spending nearly $20 million of his own money so far to win a Senate seat, Huffington called himself a populist.

85.  Despite his access, Khalilzad is hampered by nearly three decades of personal and Afghan history.

86.  Dennis's first novel, "Lizard," was rejected several times and lay under his bed for nearly a decade.

87.  Despite its nearly 60 years of operations, the Bible association has not exactly penetrated popular culture.

88.  Despite its sharp plunge in August and September, the Dow average is now up nearly 14 percent this year.

89.  Despite nearly 15 hours of sunshine, afternoon temperatures will struggle to reach seasonal levels in many locations.

90.  Despite nearly a century of legislation, regulations, investigations and exposes, the debate that began on that day 94 years ago is still very much alive.