Word: garnering
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...getting nervous. "Not every officer was pro-Saddam," said Gen. Adnan Thabit, who left Saddam's army and the party in 1984, dismayed over the direction Saddam was taking. Today he commands the Ministry of Interior's Special Forces. From his office decorated with pictures of himself with Jay Garner, the first U.S. Iraq administrator, he boasted that two-thirds of his current 12,000-man force were either Iraqi Special Forces or otherwise in the security services. Many of these men "became Baathists by force," he said, because to advance in the army - and in most of Iraqi society...
...pursue the “nuclear option” to change Senate rules so that judicial nominees cannot be filibustered. Once the filibuster is eliminated for confirmation, the party in power will likely extend this practice to every “important” piece of legislation that cannot garner the sixty votes to overcome the motion, and a key check on majoritarian power will disappear...
Furthermore, Democratic tactics smack more of short-term political gain than of genuine concern for a reactionary judiciary. Candidates blocked on racial grounds can be exploited to garner support from minorities, while obstruction of those failing the abortion test riles up pro-choice groups. Both parties know that in reality it is very difficult to predict a potential nominee’s behavior once he or she is actually on the bench. Republican nominees from Earl Warren to John Paul Stevens to David Souter have gone on to be among the Court’s most liberal justices; Antonin Scalia...
...last time that he planned to marry a lady named Jen, decoy brides were hired and joint statements were issued to deflect the media horde. This time, despite magazine reports of his recent engagement to Alias star JENNIFER GARNER, 33, BEN AFFLECK, 32, is just keeping mum. And so are their spokesfolks. The photogenic pair, who met on the set of Daredevil in 2002 and confirmed their rumored romance with some canoodling in Fenway Park at last year's World Series, have carried out a much quieter courtship than Affleck's former dalliances with Jennifer Lopez (now married...
Ultimately, a comprehensive discussion needs to be held on the possible methods by which student groups can help combat repressive regimes overseas. We hope that divestment, an issue that requires egregious circumstances and extraordinary evidence, will not be seen as the first way to garner attention for a cause...