Word: cut
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Alan Greenspan doesn't hurry often-- at least not in front of the cameras. But a few weeks ago the paparazzi caught the cucumber-cool Fed chairman hustling across Constitution Street in Washington, dodging traffic on his way to announce the Fed's first interest-rate cut in three years. Wall Street had seen it coming, and in New York the markets yawned. But Greenspan wasn't done running. He cut rates again on Thursday without waiting for the next Fed meeting, a dramatic move that caught Wall Street off guard. It was almost unprecedented in Greenspan's term...
Without any electronic entertainment, what is there to do? The Talibanen courage other leisure activities. They invite thousands to public soccer stadiums, where on Fridays thieves' hands are cut off, adulterers are stoned and in a grand finale brick walls fall on homosexuals. With all this success, why restrict the campaign of purity to just your own recently conquered country...
Cops began appearing in shops in 1993, when a dozen states tightened their liquor laws to try to cut down on underage drinking...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Kerry Collins, drafted to be the cornerstone of the Carolina Panthers, was cut yesterday, six days after he said his heart was no longer into being the club's quarterback...
...Friday Harvard will compete in the New England Championships, one of the major races of the season and typically a tune-up for the prestigious Heptagonals. The Crimson will look to cut its times significantly, and it hopes for a strong showing at the race that will feature over 20 schools from New England...