Word: egos
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Some state delegations chose to make their fashion statements en masse. California delegates donned shades inspired by Schwarzenegger’s alter ego the Terminator. The Texas Delegation took things one step further, setting aside their lone-star individualism by strutting around the floor each night with navy jackets, khakis and—what else?—cowboy hats...
...down here to get something done," said Bush, careful to spread his eyes across all four visitors. This was not the moment to show his contempt for the impulse of lawmakers to stonewall and grandstand and leak as they pursue their narrow self-interests. This was a moment for ego massage. "Had any of you decided that you didn't want to get something done," Bush said, "the process would have cratered." California Democrat George Miller was worried that there was not enough money. "Let's not pretend the education establishment is happy," Miller said...
...candidate whom terrorists surely preferred - won. Ask yourself which candidate al-Qaeda wishes to become the next U.S. President - and why. Phyllis M. Ramos Calumet, Michigan, U.S. Seeing G-O-D in DNA Only James Watson could turn the eulogy of a friend into an excuse to bolster his ego and denigrate religion [Aug. 9]. Francis Crick's "good-natured arrogance," as Watson called it, was nothing compared with Watson's opulent truculence, an attitude he still brings to life and science. Watson referred to Crick's longtime hostility to religious revelation and said his colleague viewed religion as "perpetuating...
Some state delegations chose to make their fashion statements en masse. California delegates donned shades inspired by Schwarzenegger’s alter ego the Terminator. The Texas Delegation took things one step further, setting aside their lone-star individualism by strutting around the floor each night with navy jackets, khakis and—what else?—cowboy hats...
...sort of way, they do not display the full range of what Americans consider athleticism, nor do they make easy metaphors for national character. That's what home runs and slam dunks are for, and with the baseball team not even qualifying for these Games, the weight of American ego fell on a basketball team that is not very good...