Word: groundful
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...into ½-inch cubes (about 8 cups) 2 pounds ripe tomatoes at room temperature, cored, seeded and cut into ½-inch cubes (about 4 cups) 1 cup diced red onion 12 fresh basil leaves, shredded 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar Salt and freshly ground black pepper...
...which detailed America’s extensive involvement in the Vietnam War, including the controversial decision to bomb then-neutral Cambodia and Laos, the American people have learned the hard way that there is often a massive credibility gap between what Washington tells them and the realities on the ground. The Bush administration’s refusal to be honest about what happened at Guantánamo Bay and Abu Ghraib not only hurt its credibility at home but also inspired much hatred, indignity, and anti-Americanism abroad. If the Obama administration follows in its footsteps, it will only find...
...shouldn't be too hard to find a middle ground, theoretically. The soldier and lawyer arguments are being made, in this case, by unappealing extremists. The lawyers, led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), believe that the detainees should be treated, more or less, under the civil-justice system as described by Article III of the Constitution. The soldiers, misled by former Vice President Dick Cheney, believe that in a time of war, the President has unlimited ability to set the rules necessary to protect the nation. "They're both wrong," says Senator Lindsey Graham, a lawyer-soldier...
...fighting his crusades to the bitter end, to which Petr Langer's story bears testimony. In 2005, Klaus, who as president installs all of the country's judges, refused to appoint 32 judges, including Langer, saying they were too young. But Klaus' decision at the time had no ground in legislation and Langer, now 31, sued the head of state. The courts have since ruled in Langer's favor, but the president, who can't be punished for anything other than treason, has so far refused to install him. "I am afraid that he will not respect the verdict," Langer...
...Gonzalez Calderoni who, he said, once gave him a present of macaws, endangered birds. But, Félix Gallardo recalled, when he went to meet the policeman in a Guadalajara restaurant, some of his officers jumped him. "Three of them came at me and knocked me to the ground with rifle butts. They were people I had known since 1971 in Culiacán [in Sinaloa]," Félix Gallardo wrote. "I was held down on the ground when Calderoni arrived. I asked him, 'What is going on, Memo [the policeman's nickname]?' He answered, "I don't know...