Word: arms
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From the start, agents knew they were just peering at tea leaves. The two investigators from the FBI's supersecret "Division Five," as the national-security arm is called, reported to the White House on June 3, 1996. In their briefcases they carried classified information that even they didn't fully understand. A surveillance operation launched earlier that year by the satellite spymasters at the National Security Agency had alerted the FBI that the Chinese government might be planning an effort to funnel money into American politics...
...Volunteering here is something you can really put your arm around and at the same time get a kick out of what you're doing," Gillette says...
...much does it matter whether the Vice President made a phone call from his office or from a hotel room? Whether he put the arm on somebody personally or let an aide do it? Whether a check was mailed or handed to someone in the White House? What is the difference between inviting contributors to the White House before their contributions and after? Between holding a political strategy session in a West Wing office and holding it in a place called the Ward Room (O.K., for some reason, since the Ward Room is near the White House mess)? The Clintonites...
...They had a warm, clear, and muted sound typical of Renaissance instruments that showcased their musicality but never overshadowed the singers. It was especially interesting to note how the two players of the violini da brazzo (precursors to the modern violin) held their instruments in the crook of the arm, rather than under the chin. These two violini had a notable interplay of melody in verse seven of the Magnificat. Also, the instrumental sonata (Sancta Maria, XI) provided the audience with the pleasure of hearing the Ensemble alone, and basking in the clarion sound of the ancient instruments...
...baritone was adequate, if not especially exciting, but it somehow lacked sheer force at crucial moments. Part of the problem lay in that his voice was drowned out every time the orchestra launched into the "curse" motif. And although he made a valiant effort to look appropriately anguished, his arm-waving and facial expression never quite succeeded in evoking the passions of the embittered hunchback...