Word: conundrum
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...suit jacket is done by Sam’s Tailor in Hong Kong and his tie is silk. Ferguson never smiles in photos. The camera loves him anyway, particularly his perpetually roguish and brooding gaze; sometimes he’s grabbing his hair as if decoding a historical conundrum. He’s made appearances on the Colbert Report and presented a television series on his book, “War of the World.” Some zealous fan uploaded it to YouTube even though it required them to slice it into 30 parts. Part...
...President Bush faced a similar conundrum in Iraq two years ago. In the face of strong doubts from Congress and the U.S. military, he ordered a "surge" of nearly 30,000 more troops in and around Baghdad, and their deployment helped calm the country. But there were a couple of differences: first of all, Iraq was Bush's war and he was in danger of losing it. Perhaps more importantly, Bush was nearing the end of his second term, meaning - electorally, at least - he had nothing to lose by upping the ante...
...glad to see the administration request student and faculty input in this process. The shuttle conundrum could have been avoided if the administration had taken that initiative earlier. Regardless of the tardiness of this step, we believe this is a good initiative and we encourage people to make use of the website...
...technology brings a new conundrum: in order to exploit these tools, we have to act before someone we know goes to the hospital with H1N1. "Decisions have to be made in the absence of true, hard scientific information," says Dr. Paul Jarris, head of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. "We just have to be comfortable with that." (See how to track the swine flu outbreak on your iPhone...
...Labor Conundrum The speed of America's now historic employment contraction reflects how puzzling this economic slide has been. Recall that the crisis has included assurances from the chairman of the Federal Reserve that it was over when in fact it was just getting started and a confession from a former Fed chairman that much of what he thought was true for decades now appears to be wrong. Nowhere is this bafflement clearer than in the area of employment. (See 10 things to buy during the recession...