Word: armfuls
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...having concluded that the Iraqis would not fall in line behind an American, no matter who he was. Bush knew that Bremer was getting beaten up in the media for the occupation's failings, so when the two went walking outside within sight of the cameras, Bush put his arm around Bremer while photographers took the shot. "Access to power is power in Washington," Bush once told an aide...
Willie Sutton, a once celebrated American crook, was partly famous for saying he robbed banks because "that's where the money is." Actually, museums are where the money is. Where else can you find so many portable items of stupendous value within arm's reach? In a single gallery there can be canvases worth more, taken together, than a whole fleet of jumbo jets. And while banks can hide their money in vaults, museums, by their very mission, are compelled to put their valuables in plain sight...
...from the Ming dynasty. The room was unguarded, and I slid an 8-ft. piece of Plexiglas out from its holders, removed the scroll and rolled it up. I then placed it in the sleeve of my Windbreaker and carried it out, kind of swinging it in a natural arm motion. I leaned the scroll on a ledge right in front of the security guard and went over to the Berkeley art school where I found a bag and a batik print in the garbage. I went back and rolled the scroll in them. My mom, sister and a friend...
Through its medical-assistance arm MedLink, MedAire counts 74 airlines as clients, including British Airways, Emirates and Continental Airlines, as well as operators of 1,800 corporate aircraft and 1,700 ships and yachts. The company, which also offers worldwide security consulting, fielded 23,202 calls last year for everything from remote medical assistance to emergency evacuations from Third World countries...
...Brien. The snarky pooch was missing his trademark cigar, perhaps confiscated by security in strict adherence to the Garden’s no-smoking rules. Triumph’s muse Robert Smigel kept a tight grip on his charge—the puppet never left his arm. Smigel, a longtime Saturday Night Live writer and co-creator of “The Ambiguously Gay Duo,” had collected a few Midwestern guests to speak with him about the demographics of the convention...