Word: backgrounders
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...likely the Montana law will end up before the Supreme Court, Halbrook says, following the same track as the landmark Printz v. United States case, which he argued successfully before the court. That case was filed in Helena, Mont., challenging the constitutionality of requiring local enforcement officers to perform background checks required by the federal Brady Act, regulating handgun sales. The district court found the requirement unconstitutional but was overturned by the more liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The lower court decision was affirmed by the Supreme Court in 1997, four years after the Brady...
...turn things around. On May 11, Gates announced plans to install the former Green Beret as the top U.S. and NATO commander for the troubled nation. Some analysts hailed the surprising overhaul as proof that the U.S. is rethinking its conventional approach to combat, especially given McChrystal's background as commander of the military's clandestine special operations in Iraq...
About 400 people gathered in the Spanish town of Jabugo's Plaza of Ham for a gala dinner. They ate outdoors beneath an almost full moon, as candles flickered on tables draped with heavy cloths, flamenco guitars thrummed in the background, and liveried waiters served plates of seared tuna and beef tenderloin. But for all that elegance, no one stayed seated for long. Along the edges of the plaza, a dozen of the country's most renowned ham cutters (yes, there is such a thing) carved off glistening slices of jamón ibérico - ibérico...
...Oyeniyi eschews the butch lesbian stereotype, instead wearing formfitting, feminine clothing and playing with her long hair as she talks. Even the Girlspot Web site defies societal expectations with a neon pink background...
...proper administration of the stimulation necessary to improve the financial system. The disadvantage of seeing the system that way is the world is lifeless when contemplated at such a great distance. It is impossible to see a person out of work from six miles away. Bernanke's academic background allows him to understand that inventories are low and home prices are affordable. He sees a small movement of the needle of the economy and says it is a trend...