Word: brokenness
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...live in a broken state," says Mandira Sharma, a leading human-rights activist. For the past five years, she and her NGO, Advocacy Forum, have investigated hundreds of cases of disappearances that took place during the decade-long civil war. To Sharma, both the Maoists and the Nepal Army are guilty of a catalog of atrocities, from forced recruitment to extrajudicial killings. Attaining justice for the victims (and compensation for the nearly 200,000 displaced) ought to be as important to the country's push toward democracy as elections. "But human rights don't seem to be anyone's priorities...
...plans are his very own Darth Vader (Tom Brady) and Boba Fett (Randy Moss). Brady, too perfect and too efficient, is more robot than man. Moss is a hired gun brought in by the Empire to ruthlessly eliminate its enemies, leaving destruction in his wake in the form of broken touchdown records. Coach Tom Coughlin leads the Rebellion, otherwise known as the upstart Giants. Coughlin plays the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a seemingly crazy old man who makes a sacrifice (Kenobi’s life, Coughlin’s archaic style of authoritarian coaching) for the good...
...after a tough training trip to Florida over winter break. Harvard defeated Penn by a similar 199-96 count on January 12th. “We are still coming off a lot of dry land [training],” said Hart. “Everyone was feeling sore and broken down but really stepped up and swam well in this meet.” A mix of rookies and veterans kicked off scoring for the Crimson, as freshmen Katy Hinkle and Katherine Pickard and seniors Pangilinan and Slaight clocked a 1:47.43 first-place finish in the 200-yard medley...
...Kenya's President and main opposition leader launched negotiations aimed breaking their violent political impasse, the crisis reached a troubling new low with news that a recently elected member of parliament had been gunned down outside his home. At the same time, a new wave of ethnic violence has broken out across the country...
...what you are doing, working in the real economy," he told the ValPak workers in Largo. "I understand something about jobs because I had jobs." Behind him hung a bunch of messages on signs that he debuted after his first loss in Iowa: "Economic Turnaround" said one. "Washington Is Broken," said another...