Word: buttoned
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...Sports, a collection of cartoonish tennis, baseball, bowling, golf and boxing scenarios, comes with the system. I had presumed that it was merely an elaborate demonstration of the Wii Remote, which responds to natural motions rather than arcane button combinations. I discovered quickly that it might be the greatest videogame ever made...
...space between the couch and the TV-the need for playing room cannot be overstated. We selected Tennis for two players. The TV's wide screen split into two frames, one for each side of the court. I tossed the ball in the air with a tap of a button, then swung my arm. A perfect serve. Chris returned the serve with a flick of his wrist, then I swung again. Early clumsiness fast became aggressive, aerobic, precise gesticulation. You develop a forehand, a backhand, even an overhead smash, just like on the real courts, and you work...
Despite all the cordial luncheons and admissions that both sides love America, the President and the newly elected Democratic Congress aren't likely to find common ground on hot-button issues like stem-cell research and no-warrant wiretaps. Here's our pick of policies on which the two might actually do business...
...Yarmuth contends his liberal positions will not be any more of a problem in office than they were as a candidate. Campaign rhetoric to the contrary, he expects to spend a lot more time on economic issues than on hot-button social issues like abortion or gay rights. "One of the things that is difficult to talk about in a campaign is just how little Congress has to do with any of those things like abortion, or gay rights or prayer in schools," he said. "Maybe this time, voters just got their priorities right...
...addition to the Congressional races, Democrats are expecting to make gains in the 36 states that are having gubernatorial elections. Of those, Republicans are defending 22 statehouses; Democrats are trying to hold onto 14. Turnout in many states is also being driven by hot-button ballot initiatives. Where bans on gay marriage helped bring out Republican voters in the last few cycles, initiatives on the minimum wage and on stem-cell research could have the opposite effect this time...