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• r  earlier in time; previously
  I had known her before
  as I said before
  he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier
• r  at or in the front
  with the cross of Jesus marching on before

• A record number of Americans are expected to pull the lever long before November 4.
• Even before that meeting, a wary Lampe had drafted a letter to Nasser terminating the historic partnership between Ford and Firestone.
• Before Facebook, before MySpace, before Friendster, there was Six Degrees and there was .

• earlier
• ahead
• in front

News & Articles

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• Michael Hastings Email to Colleagues Before His Death: 'Need to go off the radar for a bit' (Video)
  Emails that journalist Michael Hastings wrote hours before his fatal, one-car crash indicated he was “onto a big story, and need to go of the radar for a bit,” according to a KTLA exclusive. Hastings , 33, was allegedly in the middle of writing stories on the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency, when he died suddenly Tuesday in a firey car crash. Friday police ruled the ...
  June 22, 2013 - Opposing Views
• Before you say 'I do' to a piece of furniture
  Before you give your heart to a piece of upholstered furniture, make sure it's the real deal by asking yourself these four key questions.
  June 21, 2013 - Daily Journal
• REPORT: Hours Before His Death, Journalist Michael Hastings Sent This Email Saying He Was Being Investigated By The FBI
  About 15 hours before dying in a fiery car crash at about 4:30 a.m. in L.A. on June 17, journalist Michael Hastings sent an email to several colleagues that said the FBI was investigating him and he was "onto a big story."
  June 21, 2013 - Business Insider

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in ABC News (blog)
  President Obama said today that his "recess appointments will allow three extremely qualified candidates to get to work on behalf of the American people right away. With more than 180 nominees still pending before the Senate, it's my hope that my...
• Oscar Tabarez in The Canadian Press
  From minute one he had a problem,Tabarez said. "I'm not dumb enough to take him out 3-1 when the match wasn't lost. He was injured and could not continue. He told me about it before the game. He has a pain. It was nothing really serious...