Word: accepter
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...slow reader, and yet he insisted on reading everything in the newspaper every day.”Bingham hired the first full-time ombudsman in 1969, then instituted the first extensive conflict of interest policy in the country in 1972. “We were told never to accept anything free, even a cup of coffee,” says Stanley K. Macdonald, former projects editor at The Courier-Journal.“It became a kind of basis for the industry,” says Keith L. Runyon, editor of The Forum at The Courier-Journal. Later, The Courier...
...Gore initially refused to accept the disinvitation and demanded a reestimate of gas prices and the Texas forecast. But after Bush conference-called the Supreme Court and the justices supported his decision by a 5-4 margin, with Justice Scalia citing the precedent of Richie v. Hilton (2005), the former presidential hopeful meekly conceded...
...worked since April of last year, obtained by TIME, reveals that he indeed plans to rejoin the agency. A London filing by ArmorGroup International said flatly that "Steve Kappes, the Group's Chief Operating Officer since November 2005, will be leaving the Group in early June 2006 to accept the position of Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)." For his part ArmorGroup CEO Dave Seaton said in a statement. "Steve has been offered an excellent, senior position in the United States Government and so we wish him well in his new role...
...While the Iranians are unlikely to simply accept the terms set by Secretary Rice, their mastery of diplomacy suggests they're also unlikely to flatly reject the offer. More likely, they'll come back with a more qualified, nuanced offer - not altogether different from the one made by Condi Rice. As long as both sides prefer to avoid a violent confrontation, that's the kind of careful chess game they'll continue to play...
...been unable to muster similar strength to teach kids and vendors that the availability of soda is not a right. Some people lament the loss of revenue from the drink machines, but since when did revenue rate higher than the health of our kids? We as a nation must accept that until we change our eating habits and teach our children how to make better eating choices, we will not resolve our health problems. Julie Whitlock Richmond, Virginia, U.S. At a time when sports and other extracurricular activities are being cut from schools throughout the U.S., solely getting...