Word: blasts
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...Elected South Carolina's governor in 2002. Considered something of a quirky showman, he once sneaked two piglets into the state capitol to blast pork-barrel spending. The animals relieved themselves on the statehouse carpet, angering lawmakers, but the public approved of the stunt. Holds five-minute meetings with constituents as part of his "Open Door After Four" policy...
...Center bombing. The stakes are high enough in this case that one hopes the evidence against Ghailani is solid. The U.S. charges that the Tanzanian acquired the makings of a bomb, surveyed the U.S. embassy in Dar es Salaam and accompanied an Egyptian suicide bomber before the attack. The blast killed 224 people, including 12 Americans. Ghailani pleaded not guilty to all 286 counts...
...cause of the blast was being investigated, but police were "leaning" to the conclusion that it was an accident, Capt. John Houston said...
...blast rattled the neighborhood in Corpus Christi, on the southern Texas coast. Debris was found about two blocks away. Houston said the explosion "pretty much leveled the whole place" and shattered windows in nearby homes...
Julie Doyle, an employee at Mike Doyle Custom Surf Boards, said the blast shook the whole shop...