Word: circuitousness
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Prison staff sit in control booths from which they operate the doors and surveil the corridors using sound monitors and cameras. To keep the inmates occupied, they offer crossword puzzles, bingo and Jeopardy competitions through flyers or through a closed-circuit TV channel. "The Muslims are obsessed with the games, they chatter endlessly about the possible answers," Rudolph wrote. The winners are rewarded with a candy bar or a picture of themselves. Being a Westerner puts Rudolph at an advantage in the trivia games, and his foreign neighbors depend on his help. "Moments after they post the questions on Monday...
...when the line between God and government has blurred, the federal injection of old-time religion into charity seems to have been a doubtful dogma after all. Over the past week, David Kuo, a former White House staffer, has published a book and traveled the talk show circuit to reveal that the Bush administration has been using “faith-based initiatives” for anything but the Lord’s work...
Playing the world circuit has also given him the opportunity to display his talents to a broader range of audiences than ever before. After winning his first professional tournament this March in Guangzhou, China, in a televised three-set final that featured two tiebreakers, Chu received the full star treatment, giving interviews and signing autographs after the match...
...political spectrum are in this not just to get their targeted candidate into office, but to change America—at least for the next two years. The kinds of comments leaving the lips of all the debaters strike a chord not dissimilar from those on the professional circuit. But while they may look the part as they command the crowd in Harvard Hall, many of these politically involved undergrads don’t picture their names on a ballot any time soon...
...that he is essentially pulling the plug on his troubled re-election bid." Hostettler responded the next day with an enthusiastic, if vague, denial, and said he's not quitting the race. Since then, Hostettler has increased his public appearances in and around Evansville, stepping beyond the tight-knit circuit of evangelical Christians on whom he has always most depended - and, some critics say, focused too narrowly - on for support...