Word: dices
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...rolls the dice...
ACQUITTED. EDWIN EDWARDS, 73, former Democratic Governor of Louisiana; of corruption charges that arose from his involvement in the liquidation of an insurance firm; in Baton Rouge. Edwards, known for his way with women and dice, has been the focus of at least two dozen state and federal investigations since his days in Congress in the 1960s. He still faces as much as $4.5 million in fines and 250 years in prison from a May conviction for taking payoffs to issue riverboat casino licenses. He has appealed...
...They can't make me do a show I don't want to do. It's the only place I can say that I'm king of the mountain. Anything that smells like "Seinfeld," they think will stink again. And they are probably more than willing to roll the dice. But, and this is probably also the only place you'll hear me say this-I'm doing another sitcom but not because I'm dying to create another half hour of television. I do it because it's a great enabler for other things I would like...
...became known as the Valley of the Golden Mummies, for the gilded masks and chest plates that cover many of the interred. An additional seven tombs opened this year revealed 102 more gilded or painted remains. Copper bracelets, obsidian decorations and even what appears to be gaming pieces and dice have been uncovered as well. All told, more than 10,000 mummies may be buried in the ancient necropolis...
Just last month, when Sprint's proposed merger with WorldCom was blocked by antitrust regulators, Sommer sent a marriage proposal to Sprint, where he already has a 10% stake. No dice. The plan was immediately attacked by a group of U.S. Senators who vowed to thwart any effort by DT, which is 58% owned by the German government and not exactly renowned for being customer friendly, from taking control of Sprint. Their position has angered the European Union, which calls it a violation of a 1997 global-trade deal and is threatening to retaliate...