Word: byrds
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...money, something that doesn't sit well with lawmakers who know, thanks to Bob Woodward's latest book, that the Pentagon secretly shuffled $700 million in 2002 to pay for secret war planning in Iraq--without telling Congress. "What assurance do we have that these funds," asked Robert Byrd of West Virginia, "will ... not be diverted into some kind of dual-use activities that could be used to prepare for another...
Sometimes, the lessons backfire. Rehearsing for last week's disco night, Barrino was ready to perform the Emotions' Best of My Love. Vocal coach Debra Byrd, musical director Michael Orland and co-executive producer Nigel Lythgoe felt the song didn't showcase her well enough. "I'm just not sure what you'll gain from singing it," said Lythgoe. Instead, Byrd handed Barrino Holding Out for a Hero, the Bonnie Tyler anthem from Footloose. "That's the kind of song that gets you votes," said Lythgoe. It's easy to see why they felt that way: the song is dramatic...
...expectation is that football season will amount to a trial run for a system Byrd and Ardrey would like to see expand to include other sports come winter...
...talked about events like hockey games during the week, lacrosse games, women’s volleyball and definitely basketball,” Byrd said. “It’ll be event-to-event in those sports. [O’Connor] made it pretty clear that as long as tickets were available we’d have first rights to them...
...these kids rubbing shoulders with the old Harvard fans,” Byrd said. “It’ll be interesting...