Word: broking
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...clue was “enraged and angered.” Answer? “Anagrams.”RR: How did you get involved with the Harvard Crossword Society?NSR: I was the top undergraduate scorer in this tournament two years ago. That’s how I broke out onto the scene.RR: And you’re going to be the President of the society next year? Congratulations! How many members do you have?NSR: (Pause) Right now?RR: Yes…NSR: Three.RR: Oh. Okay. Well, have you ever used crossword puzzles to pick up girls...
...single mom. I'm not talking about women who lose a husband for one reason or another. We're talking about the idealization of a single mom. I believe that the worst thing the liberals did in this country was the Lyndon Johnson welfare system, which broke up millions of marriages by funneling taxpayers' money solely to the woman. That made the father and husband irrelevant. (See more about gay marriage...
...Thailand on Tuesday one day before an anti-government protest that organizers promised would be massive. The mounting tensions prompted Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to warn opposition groups during a sternly delivered televised address that his government would take "decisive action" against demonstrators if they incited rioting or broke the law, vowing that the country would not descend into civil...
...Pausing for effect, he added, "I know, because I am one of them." Applause broke out in the chambers...
...meantime, the U.N. Security Council - at the behest of the U.S. and its key allies in East Asia, Japan and South Korea - convened yesterday to consider a response to the launch. But the meeting broke up late Sunday night with no agreement on anything, and that speaks volumes about the gap that now exists between China and Russia on one side (both permanent members of the Security Council) and the U.S., South Korea and Japan on the other. (Those nations, plus North Korea, comprise the six-party talks.) (Read about what North Korea could look like after...