The nation is already reeling from the influx of nearly a million people when the crisis began.

Our nation is still reeling from the most disastrous economic collapse in a generation.

The nation, reeling from this week's terrorist attacks, needs to see its president in control, ready to make tough decisions for the right reasons.

Win or lose, it's likely to attract more sales and readers at a time when the nation still reels from 9/11.

With the nation reeling from the Sept. 11 attacks, opposing the bill seemed an act of political suicide, especially for a Democrat.

If the nation reels in horror at the antediluvian nature of the broadcast, following the guidelines to the letter will be no excuse.

And the ones discussing the yellow fever epidemic seem eerily timely now, when the nation is reeling from anthrax attacks.

Ultra-right gun rights groups aligned themselves with the association even as the nation reeled after the Oklahoma City bombing a year ago.

The outbreak eventually afflicted 22 people, killing five, and caused widespread anxiety in a nation still reeling from the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

In 1975 the nation was still reeling from the Vietnam War, and its faith in institutions had been shattered by Watergate.