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...over a lunch menu--let alone the biggest bill in decades. Dingell flexed the muscle of a half-century and rallied his fellow committee chairs against this infringement of prerogatives. The select committee was promptly neutered. "John is the quintessential congressional chairman, protecting his jurisdiction while often reaching to grab someone else's," according to Leon Panetta, who chaired the Budget Committee before serving as White House chief of staff. "The last thing he wants is to lose jurisdiction...
They're not shelved next to condoms because diapers don't scream "sexy." But should they be positioned alongside baby food? Given that many consumers spend just seven seconds at a particular display before selecting a product, some store planners want to encourage shoppers to grab related baby products by stocking them all in the same area. Research also suggests that diapers in opaque packaging may evoke less disgust than those in a see-through...
...were open, students could head over to the Queen’s Head after class, catch up on reading, meet up with some friends, grab some dinner and a pint of 1636, and chat the night away...
...played,” Harvard coach Jenny Allard said. “We came out, we battled, we wanted it, and we fought hard. And it was a great game—it was exciting for fans.”Two innings earlier, Harvard seemed poised to grab the upset win after seizing the lead in dramatic fashion in the top half of the seventh. But Melissa Hodge blasted a two-out, full-count home run off junior ace Shelly Madick to send the contest into extra innings and reawaken the soggy crowd of 209 at the Hofstra Softball Stadium...
...business cards bore nine-digit phone numbers and incorrectly written e-mail addresses. One vet had a two-page résumé in a complicated font, its objective reading, "to display extensive job skills." Some struggled visibly with etiquette, lurking far from the booths, sneaking up only to grab a brochure. Many, including Hughes, left the Chicago hotel entirely uncertain about their prospects...