Word: brainer
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...Souza defended the U.S. practice of “water boarding,” a method of interrogation that simulates drowning. Last week, Vice President Dick Cheney said in an interview that dunking terrorist suspects in water was a “no-brainer,” sparking debate over whether he had endorsed “water boarding”—a practice prohibited by the Army and considered torture by many human rights groups and international courts...
WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL DOES NOT CHARGE BY THE HOUR Dick Cheney tells a conservative talk-show host that deciding to "dunk" detainees underwater to get information is a "no-brainer," which explains a lot about how the White House counsel came up with the rationale to defend such techniques to begin with...
...play great, but he did enough good things to give us a chance to win.” The decision to insert O’Hagan, and to re-establish him in the starting lineup for the game against the Big Green, from one perspective, seems like a no-brainer. He led the Ivy League in total offense as a sophomore, his nine career starts instantly make him one of the more veteran passers in the Ancient Eight, and he is a multi-dimensional threat in the pocket. O’Hagan’s best attribute...
...that Olivia's case is weak. In fact, constitutional law expert Michael Dorf at Columbia University Law School says her free-speech argument should make a decision in her favor "a no brainer" for the court. But lost in the legal posturing is what the Turtons, and particularly Olivia, get out of all this...
...passed to heirs). Converting may not make sense if you are in poor health or do not want to bequeath your IRA. You will have to pay tax on the whole amount over two years. But if you can pay the tax from other funds, converting is a no-brainer...