Word: fevered
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...followed a tough act, Montana governor Brian Schweitzer, who woke up a drowsy crowd with a barn burner of a speech on - of all things - energy independence. Yet Clinton managed, without a lot of poetry or melodrama, to take the gathered Democrats up another couple of notches toward fever country...
Many Americans with the disorder suffer only a few symptoms, perhaps occasional bloating in the lower abdomen or constipation. But up to 35% of people with diverticulosis will develop the more serious condition, diverticulitis, which results from inflammation of the diverticula, and causes severe pain, nausea, cramping, chills and fever, requiring invasive medical treatment such as surgery...
...titled "Passed Over" implies that his Democratic opponent didn't choose Clinton to be his running mate because he couldn't handle her "truth"-telling, while another features a "proud Hillary Clinton Democrat" declaring her intention to support McCain in the fall. Rumors of intraparty strife reached such a fever pitch Monday morning, including talk that Bill Clinton was upset about the appointed topic (national security) of his speech, that the Obama and Clinton camps issued a joint statement stressing their unity...
...face of China's Olympics turned his back to the crowds and limped off the track. After a shocked silence, the weeping announcers on Chinese TV intoned that it was acceptable to continue idolizing Liu because he had done his best. Very quickly, however, gold-medal fever returned, with by-the-minute updates on just how many victories the host nation had tallied...
...etiquette is still getting there, tennis fever has officially arrived. Stars like Spain's Rafael Nadal and Switzerland's Roger Federer - both big sports celebrities in China -received enthusiastic ovations from the crowds at the Opening Ceremony. Instead of holing up in a luxury hotel, Nadal is staying at the Olympic Village, fielding dozens of requests from other athletes to have their pictures taken with him. And the Chinese tennis players are meriting their share of attention at home, too. Zheng, who could stroll the streets of the capital unrecognized a couple years ago, now requires a bodyguard...