Word: haile
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...More importantly, Sadr has called on his own supporters - most of whom hail not from Najaf, but from the urban Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad, Basra and the cities in between - to answer Sistani's call and make for Najaf. Ever alert to the political opportunity, Moqtada Sadr appears intent on making sure he emerges from the siege looking not only victorious, but also in lockstep with Sistani and the Shiite clerical mainstream...
Those, like myself, who don’t hail from the Midwest, will be surprised at this kind of attitude. In St. Louis, those who control their local Democratic Party Committees consider themselves the most powerful force in politics, and for good reason. Public works projects in St. Louis are marked with two signs. One tells drivers what is being built and the other announces that the project is brought to you by the local ward alderman. Construction workers, contractors and others who benefit from public works have no question who is responsible for their livelihood. On election...
...Somebody hail Travis Bickle. Sports-car chase scenes must be running out of gas: the humble cab is stealing all the great vehicular roles...
...power and money but about identity. To be sure, billions of dollars are at stake. And U.S. producers might capture a bigger share of the dollar that now goes to processors and retailers. But will customers care whether beef is born and raised in Canada or California? Whether tomatoes hail from Mexico or Florida? Whether salmon is Alaskan or Chilean? No one is certain. Nonetheless, rancher Darrell Wood, farmer Chuck Obern and fisherman Scott McAllister are counting...
...night train, for dinner. Over a beer we joke about the nuns, the souvenir shops selling Jesus holograms, the obvious lack of nightlife. But despite our levity, we decide to go back and watch the candlelight procession in front of the church, where we hear "Hail Mary" in French, English, Spanish, Italian and German, and see pilgrims marching with candles held high...