Word: grass
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...always knew it would be an uphill battle, but because people across the country in red states and blue states are hungry for change, we built a grass-roots movement we are proud of and an infrastructure that will help candidates up and down the ballot," says Obama spokeswoman Amy Brundage of the decision to pull out. The news isn't entirely a surprise, as Obama cut advertising in North Dakota by 50% in recent weeks. The move comes as Obama has been forced to mount more serious defenses of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin - states where the campaign spent nearly...
...grass surrounding Roach in a courtyard near the Peabody Museum was peppered with small, razor-sharp stone blades, which Roach, a budding bio-anthropologist, said had been used throughout the afternoon to slice meat for the roast...
...game of Jenga. “People were curious at first and then really thrilled,” said Jackie K. Douglas, a Boston University graduate who works for the Livable Streets Alliance. “Two girls were so excited, that they ran across the grass barefoot.” The event was meant to build the necessary momentum and funds to convert more public spaces in the future. “The more you can get people to appreciate the importance of parks, the more you engage them—that paves the road to funding...
...Licks Homemade Ice Cream Cafe 1312 Massachusetts Ave Open daily, 6 a.m.-Midnight With fake grass covering the walls, funky lanterns, and a frozen yogurt with probiotic bacteria that helps prevent yeast infections, this is no average ice cream shoppe. In addition to its extra creamy ice cream made in nearby Jamaica Plain, the chain J.P. Licks offers hard and soft frozen yogurt, homemade baked goods, and house-roasted organic, fair trade coffee served from 6 a.m. onwards. Ice cream flavors range from the classics to seasonal choices like apple crisp to the highly recommended Oreo cake batter. Of course...
...niece Belki Paz Baqueros on Monday. In her mid-20s and three months pregnant, Belki was beaten to death early Friday morning by opponents of Bolivia's leftist President Evo Morales. "Everyone is armed and everyone is saying this is war," Baqueros says. "I saw patches of blood-stained grass everywhere, like there have been massacres...