Word: courting
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...infused almost every action of the early Obama Administration, it has been this: Obama is no George W. Bush. He won't interrogate prisoners like Bush. He won't operate Guantánamo Bay like Bush. He won't accept lobbyists into his Administration like Bush. He will court the opposition party much more seriously than Bush did. He is unlikely to even keep the Bush request for a new helicopter to transport the President around the Washington D.C. region. "The helicopter I now have seems perfectly adequate to me," Obama says...
...third year star and co-captain notched his 1000th career assist this past week, showing vast improvement in only his second year as the squad’s on-court leader. In nearly every possession, Weintraub orchestrates the Crimson attack with precision and finesse, exhibiting a steady sense of leadership that is not lost on his teammates...
...With this quick deflection of personal accolades towards team praise, Weintraub sends a reminder that his prowess in competition mirrors his skill as a team captain. Despite only two years on the court, the junior’s hard work and consistent play have validated his early election by teammates and earned head coach Brian Baise’s admiration...
...From early on [Weintraub]’s work ethic has really set an example for the entire team,” Baise says. “As a captain, he’s been a leader on and off the court, in a position that has a lot of responsibility...
That impression was given traction by the revelation that a U.S. official had written a letter to the British courts at the request of the Foreign Office warning of the risks for future intelligence sharing between Britain and the U.S. if London released U.S. classified material. Some press reports interpreted this as evidence of collusion to withhold the requested material. But a senior Foreign Office official says the British government had urged counterparts in America to provide the information requested by Mohamed's legal team. "We were saying to the Americans we think you should disclose this material to Mohamed...