Word: gladding
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...Jerry Kennedy, for his part, says he's just glad it's over. "I finally had a peace of mind, it was only fair that the Lord had seen that we got taken care of," he says. The day his water was turned on in 2004, he took three baths. He doesn't have to worry about the water levels in his cistern anymore, but he can't break the habit of washing laundry when it rains. "It's just something I do," he says. "No matter what time of day or night, I get up and I have...
...solution, free-marketeers will be glad to know, isn't less ownership but better ways to aggregate it. Consider the patent pool created in 1917 that let airplanemakers swap technology and share profits without threat of litigation. For property use, Heller imagines something like a co-op board for landowners. Suddenly, there's someone in charge to talk to--and maybe that airport gets its runway...
...still unable to resist updates on the inevitable intern gossip and drama. Like many of us, she does not hesitate to tell P.D. exactly when he's being ridiculous. Though at times this causes her to slip from her place of authority, I frankly prefer it and am glad she hasn't lost her youthful enthusiasm and sense of humor. If I lose mine three years out of school, please remind...
...beautiful and exciting game for Germany and for the Turks who live here with us," Chancellor Merkel, an avid soccer fan, said after the game. She added: "The Turks played a good game and one has to compliment them for that. But I am especially glad that we won!" Turkey, which is facing a political crisis over the attempt by the secularist courts to ban the ruling party allegedly for flirting with political Islam, put aside controversies to pull together to cheer the home team...
...glad-handing and stroking that come naturally to politicians are not the norm for more buttoned-down military officers. They've spent years smartly saluting and being saluted, issuing and carrying out orders. That's probably not the best prep for a role in which persuasion and cajolery are vital. But none of that dims the luster a former general or admiral can bring to a ticket. Officers tend to be mediagenic: slender, ramrod straight and well spoken, especially on foreign policy matters. (Well, there was the exception of the late James Stockdale, Ross Perot's running mate...