Word: breaking
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...sentences and even those guardedly. She speaks mostly to the other man seated next to her, Mike Koncz, a Canadian who takes care of the little details that matter to Pacquiao and his wife. The fighter, for example, must have white rice with his meals (a hard habit to break for all Filipinos), so Koncz goes scampering for a plate of it. The slightly fusiony menu lists a side of wild rice with the entrée. That will not do for the Pacquiaos...
...most teams, it’s a bad sign when the leading scorer struggles to get shots. But the Crimson kept the score tight throughout the period and took the lead heading into the break following a five-point surge by Lin to close out the half...
...lack of physical stature. He and Hysen have been knocking on the doors of every single freshman dorm room and speaking to whomever will listen about their vision for the Undergraduate Council. Going door to door, Bowman easily convinces a room of freshman men to take a break from Xbox or Facebook to listen to his ideas on a real J-Term for 2011 and beyond, or the importance of simplifying room reservations. It’s even easier to convince a group of freshman girls...
...however, the idea that he might bring down health care reform - the biggest item on the Democratic agenda - sticks in many a liberal's craw. "The overwhelming majority of the American people want a public option. And I think if you break it down even further, over 80% of Democrats - and this is going to be a Democratic bill - want a public option," says Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the only other independent in the Senate. Sanders was one of a handful of Dems who voted to boot Lieberman from the party back in January and says that if given...
...That may be because some have worked together for years, both in and out of government. Typically for this Administration, all have strong academic backgrounds and tend to be wonks, more comfortable talking policy behind the scenes than making speeches. In a break for an Administration known for a White House-controlled foreign policy, the State Department plays heavily in strategy and policy implementation on Asia, which has helped create comity between the two centers of power...