Word: archness
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That declaration would be tested from the start, as nobility, folly and frailty would play out with the President's House as a grand proscenium arch. On Jan. 1, 1801, the Adamses held the first public reception attended by the few dozen interested citizens who lived in the infant city, and instantly the new building was claimed to be the people's house. The inhabitants were sized up, their fashions noted, the drinks and food assessed and the influence peddlers who had migrated with the presidency from Philadelphia whispered their enticements. The elements of the democratic struggle were...
...Bush has praised the decisions of Court justice is Antonin Scalia, the arch-conservative who has professed a strict Constitutional interpretation...
...Napster. While on its face the investment option legitimizes Napster, it could create conflicts of interest for the company down the road. Why, for example, would Warner Music want to play ball with Napster, when it knows that the business it generates for Napster is only making wealthier its arch-enemy Bertelsmann? Clearly, Napster's not out of the hole...
...this column is being written, Seattle is leading the Yankees, but it doesn't matter. The Yanks are making the Series. You can bet your last giant Arch...
...Louis can throw a party under an arch...