Word: arming
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...fact, but strong enough to give 30 talks during a 33,000-km tour that touched the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Sri Lanka. The Pontiff has still not fully recovered from last April's surgery for a broken leg: he walks with a cane and his left arm shakes almost constantly. But his actor's sense of timing and improvisation remain intact, and on several occasions he spoke without notes--a sign he was in good spirits. At one point in Manila, after a lengthy departure from his prepared speech, the Pope announced slowly, with mock solemnity...
They arranged to meet in a New York hotel and McArthur arrived first. Shad, looking quite disheveled, shuffled in, dropped an envelope on McArthur's table, still carrying his suitcase under one arm and briefcase under the other and then shuffled out to put his coat and bag away...
...ABSTRACT, IT'S AN IDEA THAT wins every popularity contest. A public- opinion poll recorded an 80% majority in favor of amending the Constitution to force a balanced federal budget. Bill Clinton had to twist every Democratic arm in sight to block passage of the 1994 version of such an amendment, and even then it failed to get through the Senate by only four votes. Now the Republican majorities in House and Senate have designated the amendment Resolution No. 1, putting it at the top of the agenda. The White House and its congressional allies have been reduced to guerrilla...
...moment the invasion began on Dec. 11, it violated just about every rule of modern warfare. The slow-motion operation gave the rebels plenty of time to organize and arm. A barrage of air strikes failed to do anything but stiffen resistance. Once the fight was joined, the Chechens made hash of the raw Russian troops, ill-trained and unprepared, who fought poorly and used tactics any military academy cadet would be expected to avoid. Grachev had remarked recently that only an "incompetent commander" would order tanks into the streets of central Grozny, where they would be vulnerable to rocket...
...home-state standing, he could ill afford to abruptly abandon the sport. Moreover, Cup-related expenditures are tax-deductible. With market research showing waning interest in the event, a women's team was a way to do well by doing good. "The sport needed a shot in the arm," says coach Kimo Worthington. "It's boring to watch the same old guys going at it. The women make it interesting...