Word: fruitlessness
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...with about 24 hours left in Clinton's term apparently realized that getting a jury to convict an ex-president with 65 percent job approval ratings of perjury and obstruction of justice in a civil suit was going to be a fruitless enterprise. So he and Clinton struck a deal, which was then leaked to the media Friday morning, sans details. Friday afternoon, in the middle of George W. Bush's three-day inaugural festivities, Clinton filled his end of the bargain - with press secretary Jake Siewert mouthing the words...
...Even before President Clinton's fruitless confab with Arafat, Prime Minister Ehud Barak appeared to be circling the wagons in Israel, warning that the Palestinian leader was not serious about concluding a deal and once again urging his army to prevent attacks on Israelis by any means necessary - a directive that has been interpreted in recent months as license to carry out a systematic program of assassinating selected Palestinian militants held responsible by Israel for planning or committing acts of violence. Having failed to secure a peace agreement on which to campaign, Barak's best hope for winning reelection...
Consider this my penance. About a year ago, I subjected readers of this column to 600 words of woe, detailing my frustrating--and ultimately fruitless--online search for a holiday getaway. This year I've cleaned up my act by cutting out the whining and focusing on real solutions. First I homed in on a single goal: figuring out how to get great deals on flights. Then I recruited a crack panel of experts--everyone from Travelocity CEO Terrell Jones to CheapTickets vice president Ron McElfresh--to help me ferret out the best insider tricks. Finally I torture-tested their...
...much of a happy-ending feeling he might engender if he swallowed hard and simply declared the hand counts a fruitless use of the nation's time...
Chen's first and last games as a Quaker ended in triumph over the Crimson. No matter how much pain he endured during three years and 27 fruitless Ivy games, the senior captain now has 90 minutes of memories that will last him a lifetime...