Word: contraction
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...belief that the disease is contagious. "There's fear to feed the children with her own hands," says Vijaya Mukerjee, a breast-cancer survivor living in Kolkata, formerly Calcutta. Brazilian nurse Gilze Maria Costa Francisco, a breast-cancer survivor herself, recalls a young mother asking her whether she could contract breast cancer if her daughter burped during breast-feeding...
...investigation into Siegelman began as an inquiry into a contract held by Young to build a state warehouse in Alabama. Young was a well-liked figure in Montgomery who, by his own account, was in the habit of handing out cash, checks, rides on his private airplane and other goodies to members of both political parties. In return, he apparently hoped to receive favorable treatment for his garbage dumps and other lucrative state-related business...
...members of Radiohead-five prosperous, educated and reasonable men whose major-label contract with EMI expired in 2003-decided that the process could be streamlined. So last week guitarist Jonny Greenwood announced on the band's official blog that a new album, In Rainbows, would be available on Oct. 10 only at Radiohead.com. With a few words, the labels and middlemen were cut out of one of the most anticipated releases of the year...
...Later that year, however, a Harvard investigation found Berkowitz’s allegations “clearly without merit.” Berkowitz spent over a year wrangling with the grievance process., which he felt was also compromised. In March of 2000, Berkowitz sued Harvard for breach of contract. His petition was ultimately denied, but not before the case reached the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts...
...Republicans have rejected this largely negative picture, and urged a postponement of Tuesday's hearing until official inquiries into the company's actions are complete. Representative Thomas Davis of Virginia, the top Republican on the House panel , defended the company, saying, "The Blackwater contract is hardly an open-ended license for out-of-control 'cowboys' to shoot up Baghdad...