Word: gunness
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...charisma near the top of a candidate's "must-have" list, Howard's surface deficiencies have not hurt him. While there's no cult of personality around the P.M., the dramatic moments of a decade set him apart from the other contenders for his job: a brave decision on gun laws, freedom for East Timor, an uncompromising approach to border protection, standing shoulder to shoulder with President George W. Bush after 9/11, providing comfort to the bereaved in Bali. That Howard's forte would become international affairs and national security was not immediately apparent. He was awkward and inexperienced...
...Google Under the Gun" [Feb. 13] Reported that the Web giant launched a Chinese version that is censored to comply with government regulations. Your story suggested that the Chinese aren't aware of what they don't have access to. But the people of China are like birds that know they are caged and realize they may never get a chance to fly free. Google's willingness to censor Internet searches should not be seen as just "a little ethical dustup...
...another drug-riddled branch of the entertainment business. In addition, Lévy's European-ness draws him, like generations of other Old World observers, to all that is grotesque and egregious in the U.S. In his 25,000-km tour Lévy makes sure to visit a gun show in Fort Worth, a "partner-swapping club" in San Francisco, the gigantic Mall of America near Minneapolis, the Kennedy assassination site in Dallas, a Nevada brothel and two evangelical megachurches. He even gets into Guantánamo, which - having by now seen several U.S. prisons, as did De Tocqueville...
...going to provide either of those things, it will at least be escapist fun. What “Running Scared” provides instead is a nonsensical plot, dialogue that consists mostly of variations on Paul Walker screaming “Give me my fucking gun,” nonstop shootings, beatings, and knifings; and a directorial style, courtesy of Wayne Kramer, that refuses to use one shot or effect if it can use five. It has all the sleaze and brutality of “Sin City” or a Guy Ritchie movie with none of the artistry...
...Rifle barrels contain grooves that spin the bullet, making it travel straight and fast. Shotgun barrels generally are smooth, causing the pellets to disperse when the gun is fired...