Word: baton
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...side of the road or rode bikes - many stopping to stare at our convoy. And every kilometer or so, there stood in the middle of the road a female traffic cop. Each wore an aqua-blue uniform and a fur-lined hat, stood ramrod straight and wielded a baton to point the way to drivers; all of them seemed tall, young and attractive - "a James Bond fantasy come to life," cracked one colleague on our bus. Whoever they were, they had one of the world's easiest jobs, because there was no traffic to direct...
...Hornets staffers also blame football for the team's slow start. They started selling tickets as the Saints kicked off a season that carried Super Bowl expectations (alas, they didn't even make the playoffs). Plus, up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University began a march to the national championship. "Our attendance is reflective of that circumstance," says Hugh Weber, the Hornets' president. "Football is a way of life here...
Would you ever write about the case in Mississippi involving Dickie Scruggs? -Brian Hansen, Baton Rouge, La.It is really strange, because The Appeal-which comes out in two weeks-is about politics and sleazy legal stuff in Mississippi. The timing could not be worse. I would not write about those guys because I know all of them and I would never go there. Honestly, truth is far stranger than fiction. Nobody would have believed The Innocent Man if I had written it as a novel. And if I wrote the story that I think is unfolding down there...
...political dust kicked up by the allegations were in contrast to the smooth ceremony at her swearing in. The traditional presidential sash and baton of power were handed to her by her husband, the outgoing chief executive. There were no questions about popular support: Fernandez was more than 20 percentage points ahead of her closest rival. Kirchner's own accession four years before had been much less smooth. Having lost in the first round of voting against former President Carlos Menem, he became president only when Menem bowed out of the second round, acceding to office with only...
...have an overarching philosophy of government? What do you think its proper role should be? What should it do and what should it not do? My parents came to Baton Rouge [from India] when my mom was pregnant with me. My dad was just freshly out of school. He was one of nine kids, the only one that went to high school. His family didn't have running water. He was the middle child, the only one that went to school, and he had a strong belief that if you worked hard and got an education, then you could have...