Word: fisted
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...brother was elected. His first putative sponsors were a group of journalists from Esquire magazine, who saw him perform at the Democratic Convention: Roger was the long-haired Clinton with the mike during the Circle of Friends finale who almost overshadowed the nominee every time he thrust his fist upward with the show-biz earnestness of a crooner. Mostly as a lark, the journalists formed a company called Snarling Jackass Productions, each putting up $250, to try to snag Roger a record contract. They persuaded him to cut a demonstration tape in Nashville, but after the election Roger sniffed...
...iron fist? Could Pollard really have been U.S. national enemy #1? Soviet, Iraqi or Cuban spies did not represent "a greater harm to national security"--the accusation Weinberger leveled at Pollard? After all, it's no secret that all nations--even allies--spy on one another. In addition, the U.S. and Israel had already signed two intelligence exchange agreements to share information collected in their respective spy networks. Pollard relayed to the Israelis information regarding Iraq, Syria and the PLO in Tunis--material necessary for Israel's survival and not intended to harm the U.S. That doesn't vindicate Pollard...
...aside a $70 billion credit line for cleaning up the banks. To prevent such a disaster from happening again, Congress and the Bush Administration fired off a barrage of tough new banking standards. But when federal regulators began enforcing the new rules with an iron fist, many banks and borrowers started to howl. Last year the Bush Administration ordered regulators to ease up, but so far, most bankers remain fearful that any laxity on their part will bring regulatory punishment or even closure. "The weaker banks want to spend more time trying to clean up their balance sheets than making...
...long as they don't use it to constrain, theright to swing your fist ends at the tip of mynose. And that goes for censorship as well. Ifyou're trying to censor me, then we're no longertalking about your definition of correctness,we're talking about how you impose...
...fist half, the Crimson showed a little offensive spark, getting off three shots compared with the Elis' five, but neither team could tally...