Word: doubledealing
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Yet Johnson's characteristic refusal to be cowed, even by AIDS, suggested that the star might, as so often before, alchemize disaster with his infectious hopefulness. He was, after all, not unusual in contracting the virus, but he seemed to recognize that he was in an unusual position to campaign...
In the early 1960s, 50,000 babies a year died because they were born without a chemical substance necessary for proper lung function. Today, thanks to one Harvard researcher, such infants' chances for survival have more than doubled.
THE GAP IS, of course, the great power behind Gapified culture, at least in clothing. In the last six years, Gap, Inc., has doubled its number of stores (now 1300), doubled the sales-per-store, and doubled and redoubled its advertising budget. Even during this recession, Gap sales are up...
It's strange that Kerrey forgets that "evil empire" was the keynote for the arms buildup in the Reagan years--a buildup which doubled the defense budget in five years and which, incidentally, Kerrey believes was a mistake. Kerrey's antipolitician rhetoric may be charming, but he can seem out...
A wacky hybrid of sporting event, game show and Roman circus, American Gladiators has developed a strong cult following among both adults (who root for the amateur challengers) and kids (who cheer on the cartoonlike gladiators). Ratings have nearly doubled since the show debuted two years ago, making it one...