Word: bauers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...spectacularly rich man's sport, as evidenced by the bidding frenzy that took place last week at Christie's in New York City, where $491 million worth of Impressionist and modern art changed hands--the priciest art auction in history. Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II sold for $87.9 million, obliterating the presale estimate of $40 million to $60 million. Three other Klimts--part of a collection stolen by the Nazis during World War II and recently returned to the owner's heirs--fetched a combined $104 million. An anonymous moneybags phoned in a $40.3 million winning...
...What kind of training process did you go through to prove that you were capable and/or trustworthy enough to be in charge of all of that dough? I’m envisioning a Jack Bauer, “24”-inspired interrogation...
...similarly blunt broadside is being distributed by the Arlington Group, a coalition of what it calls "pro-family organizations," including such well-known figures as Don Wildmon of the American Family Association, Gary Bauer of American Values and Paul Weyrich of the Free Congress Foundation. "We are very concerned that the early warnings of Mr. Foley's odd behavior toward young male pages may have been overlooked or treated with deference, fearing a backlash from the radical gay rights movement because of Mr. Foley's sexual orientation," the group said. "It appears that the integrity of the conservative majority...
...case of XanGo, "no published clinical trials [show] evidence that either the fruit or its juice is an effective treatment for arthritis, cancer or any other disorder in humans," writes Dr. Brent Bauer, the Mayo Clinic's alternative-medicine specialist. Mangosteens contain antioxidants called xanthones that have been shown to stop certain bacteria and fungi in lab tests. Yet independent-distributor sites claim the juice helps everything from Alzheimer's disease to kidney stones. XanGo's Morton concedes that wild claims are being made. "With 600,000 distributors, some stuff gets past our compliance [measures]," he says. "Overpromising and underdelivering...
Brutal interrogations at secret CIA prisons used to be the stuff of shows like “Alias” and “24.” Two weeks ago, President Bush confirmed they are also the stuff of reality. Bush stated what Jack Bauer has long led us to suspect: tough techniques work. Accused terrorists Abu Zubaydah, Ramzi bin al Shibh, and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed all spilled valuable information once interrogated with what Bush called “an alternative set of procedures.” That information led to the capture of other wanted men and hinted...