Word: bypass
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...Clinton's emergency quadruple bypass in 2004 inspired yet another campaign, one to fight childhood obesity, which led to a deal in April in which the three biggest beverage manufacturers agreed to quit selling sodas in schools. Magaziner says that is just the beginning. Their next target is vending-machine snack foods and cafeteria lunches, and they are even in negotiations with fast-food companies to reduce the fat in their restaurant fare. And earlier this month, he launched yet another project, the Clinton Climate Initiative, which joins 22 of the world's largest cities to create an international consortium...
TIME: ON IRAN, IS IT POSSIBLE TO BYPASS PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD AND REACH OUT TO A MORE PRAGMATIC FACTION...
...favorite was Mocha Walnut, which is defunct, but these days [after bypass surgery] I like Cherry Garcia frozen yogurt...
...play a role that contributes positively and constructively to the Middle East peace, security and stability. No other role could take place at the expense of Egypt and the other moderate states of the area. No regional security arrangements for the Gulf or the Middle East could bypass or marginalize us. The problem with Iran relates to its long-standing declared opposition to the peace process. Such a position adopted by Iran further complicates an already complicated situation in the region. I also hope that Tehran could use its leverage with fundamentalist and radical groups across the region...
...After London's Royal Opera House fired soprano DEBORAH VOIGT for being too portly for her signature role, Ariadne, in Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos in 2004, opera fans feared that the last refuge of the plus-size artist was gone. Two years later, Voigt has had gastric-bypass surgery and lost 135 lbs. (the equivalent, roughly, of one Mariah Carey) and the Royal Opera has rehired her for the 2007-08 season. Maybe the Royal Ballet will hire her next...