Word: focus
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...Each episode focuses on a different contestant. There's Will, a man long on bitterness and - like many of the children of mothers who were prescribed Thalidomide to prevent morning sickness - short of limb. The character is brought to the screen by Mat Fraser, a performer so determined to transcend his disability that he became a rock drummer before turning to acting. April, a research scientist suffering from cherubism, a condition that causes severe facial disfigurement, is played by first-time actor and cherubism sufferer Victoria Wright. Peter Mitchell, another debut performer, had looked forward to a career...
...Dunkelberg believes the U.S. government needs to focus on ways to increase consumer spending and, therefore, demand for products. He'd like to see the government suspend the FICA (or social security) withholding tax and extend the Bush tax cuts that are slated to sunset within the next two years...
...Hispanic Chamber of Commerce was “effectively an organization that is interested in the export of American capital and production to Mexico, and Mexico’s export of drugs and illegal aliens to the United States.” For a journalist who consistently stresses we focus on the real issues (like the state of public education), Dobbs often pandered to conspiracy theories. He’s claimed that Latino immigrants bring leprosy to the United States. He’s sparked scandal about an impending North American Union between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. And over...
Sunday was Senior Day at Ohiri Field, the final home game for the quintet of Desmond Mitchell, Adam Rousmaniere, Kwaku Nyamekye, and co-captains Andre Akpan and Brian Grimm. For much of the season, the focus had been on that group, which has provided over half the points for the Crimson this season. They were collectively honored before the game after having led Harvard to 50 wins, three NCAA tournament appearances, and a 2006 Ivy League title over their careers. But while the focus was, as always, on the seniors before the match, it was a freshman who stole...
...said that the government should instead focus on stemming imports of powdered cocaine...