Word: flare
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...Jerusalem bureau chief, he had a baptism by fire as Israel and the Palestinian territories slid deeper into their worst cycle of bloodshed since the 1987-93 intifadeh. "I've been here since 1996," says the Welsh-born Rees, 33. "While there have been occasional flare-ups in that time, this is certainly the biggest wave of violence I've seen...
...interventionism. But the messiness of the global scene requires active, consistent American leadership - which is impossible if the U.S. insists simply on staying at home. In that sense, Gore's assertive policy appears more appropriate in the current environment, in which U.S. security faces no grave challenges, but regional flare-ups can still become destabilizing conflagrations. It's not surprising that Bush has struggled to remain consistent. He says stability in "our own hemisphere" would be among his four top foreign policy priorities, yet he faults the administration for stepping into Haiti; he argues that purely humanitarian missions...
...drama of two men in an Argentine prison struggling not only to survive but to discover what is worth dying for. Director Sara Heller describes what attracted her to this musical, saying "it is not at all a 'typical' musical; it has something to say and says it with flare. Our hope is that the audience will leave haunted by the characters and the choices they have made." In addition to a superb plotline, also watch out for a chilling, sensuous score...
...minute mark, Cheney finally bared a tooth or two, icily drum-beating "eight years of talk and no action," and Lieberman actually started to get miffed. But the brief flare-up immediately preceded the evening's pinch of genuinely funny salt. Grabbing hold of Reagan, Lieberman declared Americans better off than they were pre-Clinton and tapped Cheney's oilman stint. "I know, Dick, that you're better off than you were 8 years ago too." Replied Cheney, "And I can tell you, Joe, that the government had absolutely nothing to do with it." Lieberman: "I can tell my wife...
Trouble can still crop up unexpectedly. In March, a warning flare exploded in its launch tube in a submerged Navy submarine. The blast sheared a dozen bolts holding the launcher in place and let seawater flow into the bow compartment. There were no injuries, and the Navy has now barred the use of that kind of flare...