Word: defunction
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...treaty effectively replaces the defunct EU Constitution, decidedly shot down by French and Dutch voters in 2005. After the rejection by two countries historically favorable to integration, Europe sank deep into institutional crisis. German Chancellor Angela D. Merkel has since pulled off an improbable and impressive political maneuver by drafting a reform treaty that effectively covers all the constitutional bases but is less than explicit about...
...home, our problems include a defunct medical system whose costs and inequities are an international laughingstock, an ineffective immigration policy, gasoline consumption 50 percent above international standards, and, for the first time in American history, growing disparities not just in wealth but in opportunities for our citizens...
...gangsta bandwagon point the finger at the boardroom. They accuse major labels of strip-mining the music, playing up its sensationalist aspects for easy sales. "In rock you have metal, alternative, emo, soft rock, pop-rock, you have all these different strains," says Q-Tip, front man for the defunct A Tribe Called Quest. "And there are different strains of hip-hop, but record companies aren't set up to sell these different strains. They aren't set up to do anything more of a mature sort...
Director Taggart Siegel brings together professional footage and home movies in a cohesive—if not fluid—presentation. John does double duty as writer and narrator and gives us an intimate glimpse into the nearly defunct Midwest lifestyle with his characteristic flamboyancy and wry sense of humor. Despite his tendency to overdramatize, John comes across as a man crazy enough to be likeable; we realize in the end, though, that the man himself remains somewhat of a mystery...
...mission of exposing that power--on radio and TV and in a new book, Arbitrary Justice--with hopes of reining it in. Her task, lonely at first, has gained support since North Carolina prosecutor Mike Nifong lost his job and his law license for hiding evidence in the now defunct rape case against Duke lacrosse players. (On July 26 he is scheduled to face charges of lying in court.) In October, Davis will lead a national conference on prosecutorial power, sponsored by the esteemed (at least by liberal bigwigs) American Constitution Society...