Word: america
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Midway through my week, I called Keller for tips. And the greatest chef in America kindly commiserated. He mentioned that he had tried for a year to perfect hamburgers, but they always came out tasting like liver. The technique is hard to master, and the current crop of machines do little to help the home chef get it right. But Keller still believes sous vide cookers will one day become as common as microwaves...
...civilian courts, and earlier this year he rallied Republicans and Democrats to sign a letter to Holder urging him to abandon the trials in favor of military tribunals. In February, Lieberman threatened to cut off funds for civilian trials if Holder didn't relent. (See 10 elections that changed America...
...While the press tends to obsess over who has the majority of the House and Senate in Washington, it is the gubernatorial contests that can have as much or more impact on America's governance, policy and politics in the long run. Republicans still hold their share of big-state governors' mansions, but Democrats have in recent years controlled the top seats in key battleground states such as Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio. Now, the GOP has a very good chance to take over all of those states, while hanging on to many of the slots they already have...
...Before Jan. 12, the last major quake to hit Port-au-Prince was in 1751.) There will, of course, be the apologists who insist it's unfair to compare a basket case like Haiti, the western hemisphere's poorest country, with a showcase like Chile, which has Latin America's highest per capita GDP and is set to become the first South American member of the exclusive, Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Chile can do things right, Haiti defenders argue, because it's more developed...
...Manitoba and lakes of Minnesota. The passes were fast, the checks crisp, the saves clutch. With 30 seconds left, and Canada holding a 2-1 lead, the 18,000 fans at the Canada Hockey Place, thousands in the streets of Vancouver, and millions watching on television across all North America, could sense it. Canada would realize its dream and take the men's hockey title. (See TIME's brief history of opening ceremonies...