Word: dig
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...ongoing effort to speed up the process may dig the President in deeper: when Obama took office, the unorthodox practice of adjudicating terrorist cases at Gitmo through the use of military commissions seemed to be headed for the same ash bin as other discredited parts of George W. Bush's war on terrorism, thanks to skepticism in the U.S. courts about their fairness and Obama's campaign promises to do away with them. But on May 15, Obama revived the idea of commissions for an uncertain number of detainees at the controversial prison, pledging to help Congress refashion tribunals into...
...difficult work ahead of us," Obama said in Rose Garden remarks on Tuesday. "There are still serious disagreements and details ahead of us ... Now's not the time to offer ourselves congratulations. Now's not the time to pat ourselves on the back. Now's the time to dig in and get this done...
...Obama administrations and the Fed have been piling on new aid. For now, they may be correct to do so. With the banking system still shaky, further big declines in house prices could bring disaster. Slowing a price collapse is a reasonable aim of government policy. But as we dig out of this mess, we ought to ask whether the vast infrastructure of government support for homeownership that has been built up since the 1930s is really such a wise policy...
...essential humanity at the heart of the counterinsurgency strategy - the idea that we succeed if we work at helping people - makes it worth trying. As the man said, this is about humility. In the 21st century, real power may be all about figuring out the right place to dig a well...
...defense was one of the few bright spots this weekend for the Crimson, which out-blocked the Big Green, 6.5-6.0. Harvard also had a nine-dig advantage in the match, partly in thanks to sophomore Christine Wu’s team-high...