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...moving to Wisconsin. (He also tried downhill but says, "Why would you want to go through that? I could slam into a tree and just die!") Though he wasn't much good, he thought he could do well enough to cause a stir. Then he could attempt a noble bait-and-switch, getting Cameroon's television or radio stations to give him air time to tell about his Olympic experiences and using that platform to talk to his countrymen about AIDS. Maybe they would listen to one of their...
...It’s the product of a young team,” Stone said. “But we’ve gotta lot of games under our belt now and we need to fish or cut bait here. We need to figure out what kind of team...
...lawmakers, the Sunday morning political talk shows are a forum for positioning, not analysis, and so when Minority Leader Trent Lott calls the Senate a "black hole of inaction" and wonders if it's time to "cut bait" on an economic stimulus package, you have to consider that at least partly bluff. But when the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, Majority Whip Harry Reid, declares legislative black holes a good thing - "Thank goodness we're here and we're in control of the Senate" - you have to consider the possibility that America will not be getting an economic stimulus...
...yakuza runs these joints, and it lures girls into them with live bait. Handsome young men called "catch" hover in the alleys of Shibuya and Kabuki-cho, swooping down on young targets. They're pretty boys who begin by flattering a girl, acting unthreatening, and then moving swiftly to temptation by dangling the promise of quick money and easy work. It's a lucrative job, says Eiji, a bottle-blond catch with a bronzed face wearing a skinny black suit. Once he reels a girl in to his employer, he collects up to $200. "The younger and cuter," Eiji explains...
However, when Minnesota, Toronto or Chicago makes a trade, they have to give up quality in order to receive quality (unless the trade is made to a Single A team). Matt Lawton brought Reed. It took Shawn Green to get Mondesi. Bob Wickman was needed bait to pry away Sexson...