Word: ditches
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...cutting off aid is a risky venture. U.S. officials are concerned about how seemingly few results Musharraf has delivered for the money. However, no one wants to be around to see what will happen if his regime is allowed to collapse. "The U.S. is unlikely to ditch Pakistan and cut off all aid," says Teresita Schaffer, a 30-year State Department veteran and director of the South Asia program for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "They have to continue working with Pakistan on Afghanistan and terror-related stuff." Schafer suggests that the U.S. could start making more distinctions...
...autobiography, Expect a Miracle: My Life and Ministry, Roberts revealed that he had undertaken his unorthodox $8 million "Call me home" fund drive because God had told him to keep the Center afloat or be prepared to perish. There is some irony in the fact that this last-ditch effort to float his bid for mainstream credibility provided the very ammunition used by his critics to relegate him permanently to the Christian fringe...
...even care? For much of “Little Motel,” Brock croons, “That’s what I’m waiting for.” Oh, Modest Mouse. If you’re going to travel back in time at all, ditch the melodrama and take up your former quirkiness—I’ll be waiting for the return of the crow suit. —Denise...
...three-yard line. Hopkins was all over the field: The senior finished second on the team with seven and a half tackles—including one for a loss—and a pass breakup. He added a second interception on the Leopards’ last-ditch fourth-quarter drive. Only a fellow member of the secondary posted more. Senior safety Doug Hewlett led the defense with eight tackles. “We’ve got such a great cycle right now, three terrific seniors and a junior who is as good as those guys,” head...
...slew of acute embarrassments (the zipper, the hair gel, the dog). Now here's The Heartbreak Kid, in which Stiller falls for and weds a Diaz-type blond (Malin Akerman) only to discover, on his honeymoon, he's married the Woman from Hell - and that, if only he can ditch the bitch, a more suitable mate is available. Can't-miss romantic farce, based on a famous 1972 Neil Simon comedy. What could go wrong...