Word: fussing
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...They stood onshore, panicking and scanning the horizon, wondering whether and where and how to go after him. Finally, after a few gut-wrenching minutes, says Straus, "all of a sudden he just reappeared." Emerging from the heavy surf--dripping, exhilarated, wondering what all the fuss was about. "I've been with him in a few difficult situations, and he's always come out the other side...
...Even in the most intense programs, the kids will tell you this is what they want: the sheer fun of the game, the tribal bond with teammates, the pride of being selected for a team, and the attention from busy parents who might not make as much of a fuss over a triumph in algebra or Spanish...
...Clinton has it all over them -- and they know it. With that House majority looking thinner than ever, Republicans -- who would like to give back a lot of the surplus in tax cuts -- have learned that when they try to shout Clinton down, they lose. Kick up a little fuss and hammer out a deal, and they can save the larger argument (solvency) for a less formidable opponent (Al Gore) or a fellow traveler (George...
...likely to kick up a fuss over the pay cut, but Dowell reminds that the U.S. share was established after WWII, when the U.S. was the only country in town with any money. "Europe should start kicking in some more -? they can afford it now," he says. And some of that saved money will go to another of the bill?s outlays, $3 billion over the next five years to beef up security at U.S. embassies. The measure next has to go to the House, where it passed last year before being vetoed by the President, who was angered...
Nelson Mandela?s miracle is complete. South Africans voted Wednesday without fuss or violence in their second free election, confirming their retiring president?s profound achievement of entrenching democracy in a country once wracked by brutal racism and civil war. At the same time, the fact that Mandela?s African National Congress (ANC) is expected to win a landslide victory is a sign of remarkable voter patience with a party that has not yet managed to deliver on its promise to provide jobs and homes for the impoverished majority. Rather than trying to unseat the ANC, opposition parties have...