Word: bonding
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Rice her new job, he mocked her relentlessly, addressing her with exaggerated puffery as "MADAME SECRETARY!" whenever she entered the room. "He likes to rib her," says a senior White House official--which in Bush's world is a sign of his affection. Both rely heavily on the intimate bond forged during the first term. They see each other in weekly small-group meetings but frequently discuss policy issues in private, often over lunch or dinner. When Rice is on the road, Bush phones her at all hours. On the plane back from a surprise one-day visit to Iraq...
Home fragrances are taking olfactory vacations. Slatkin & Co. has just introduced Cornelia Guest travel candles in flavors like Old Westbury, right, and Palm Beach. For more exotic tastes, Bond No. 9's Chinatown candle, far right, adds a distinctly New York City aroma to any home. --By Lily King...
...their respective camps on opposite sides of the valley and bombarded one another with resounding statements to the press. On the Monday when Darrow entered court, he was informed by Judge Raulston: "He who hurls contempt at my court insults the great Volunteer State, . . ." and requested to make bond for $5,000 pending a hearing for "contempt and insult...
...known as King Kapisi, echo out across the Pacific: "You are immersed in a vision cultivated by this Samoan / Strong is my brethren Samoa mo Samoa?" And as a filmmaker, his sister Sima projects an image of her homeland just as fixed and fervent. "You can never lose that bond," she says...
...fight against a federal subpoena seeking my testimony in the case of the leaking of the name of a CIA officer. I thought it was funny and good-natured of the President, but the line reminded me that I was, very weirdly, in the Oval Office, out on bond from a prison sentence, awaiting appeal--in large part, for protecting the confidence of someone in the West Wing. "What can I say, Mr. President," I replied, smiling. "The wheels of justice grind slowly...