Word: bents
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Though cracked and bent, the sphere is still intact and one of the few physical remnants of the World Trade Center...
What happened at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and outside Shanksville, Pa., was not a natural disaster or some colossal accident. This was mass murder perpetrated by madmen bent on destroying not only American lives but also American values. These attacks were not just on the people who were killed and injured but also on the very things that define us as a society: religious freedom, equality, economic opportunity and political choice. I learned as a prosecutor that intent matters. When a loved one dies in an accident, of course it's painful. But knowing that your husband...
COSMETICS Perfumers Smell A Rat France's perfume makers have their noses bent out of shape over new European Union rules that would force them to label their products with all the ingredients, and especially any potential allergens, that make them the world's most famous fragrances. Han-Paul Bodifee, president of the National Union of Perfume Makers, denounces the rules as "unrealistic," noting that more than 100 ingredients can be used to create a fragrance. And in an industry where the beauty of a flask can be almost as important as its contents, the idea of swamping packaging with...
...Else The ruling People's Democratic Party said it will take strong action against its members who voted to impeach Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo. The lower House of Representatives backed a resolution calling on Obasanjo to resign or else face impeachment on charges of misrule. SAUDI ARABIA Bent Out of Shape The axis of evil developed a kink in it when Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal revealed that Iran, one of U.S. President George W. Bush's three arch-enemies, had handed over 16 Saudi Arabians who were allegedly members of al-Qaeda...
Person of the Week By urging a referendum on a declaration of independence from China, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian earned a week of sound bites and fury from an agitated Beijing bent on reunification. Fiery threats of p.l.a. military action eased after conciliatory gestures from Chen, and the parties got back to the business of forging stronger economic ties...