Word: allowable
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...Clayton notched an impressive personal win, beating No. 12 Nate Schnugg of Georgia 6-4, 6-2, a win sure to boost his confidence and aggressiveness. Harvard’s players ran out of steam as matches progressed, losing just enough consistency, pace, or placement to allow their top-flight opponents to pull away. Playing against Berkeley’s Eoin Heavey, sophomore Alexi Chijoff-Evans won the first set and took the second to six all in the second set tiebreaker. “At that point, I knew my body would give up,” Chijoff-Evans...
...always been more tolerated by whites. But people have the misconception that that means it's an easy life for them, and it's not. If you look at someone who looks white to most white people, they are less threatening. But some African-American people will not allow them their black identity. So they deal with issues on both sides...
...Gibson probed her views of war and peace and the balance between them, and this is where the ice got a little thin. His question about her willingness to defend Georgia from Russia, even if it meant going to war, did allow her to mention that she'd spoken to President Saakashvili to assure him of her support. Gibson pressed her on how she would view Israel attacking Iran's nuclear facilities. "I don't think that we should second-guess the measures Israel has to take to defend themselves and for their security," she replied. Again Gibson asked, Does...
...most interesting aspect of the interview was/is its format; Gibson is interviewing her in three installments, the next two coming after the first round of the interview has already aired. Theoretically, this will allow him to adjust his questions - and her to strategize her answers - based on seeing the interview playback. It's like a sped-up version of Nixon and Frost...
...April, a temporary regulation was put in place to allow guide dogs in public places during the Paralympics. The blind and their supporters say that's a small example of how the Paralympics could help improve the lives of China's disabled. "A blind lady alone with a dog, that's also a symbol," says Jean Van Wetter, China director for Handicap International, an NGO that works with the disabled. "The Paralympics, if accompanied by the right public awareness campaign, that's very powerful...