Word: haunt
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...spite of John Kerry’s strengths, he faces an uphill battle in tomorrow’s debate for several reasons. Of course, many of these problems arise from decisions made early in the campaign that have come back to haunt the challenger; the idea that Kerry could run on Bush’s record, now seems untenable. Even as Kerry paints a bleak picture for the future of our nation, the American people seem to recognize the stimulus to our economy brought on by tax cuts and other investment incentives, the benefits of the president?...
...aware of just how vulnerable the details of our private lives could quickly become as we give away more and more of them to third-party entities in exchange for convenient services. It pays to wonder, if just a little, whether a particular search might come back to haunt you, or who might know that you ate dinner at Adams in violation of interhouse restrictions. And maybe, for now, it pays for the unfaithful among you to wait the extra 3 minutes at the toll booth on the Mass Pike, particularly when driving down to New Haven every weekend...
...builds up this feeling of exclusion. The odd visitors who haunt this northern Bavarian town even in the off-season smile at secrets to which I am not privy. Locals are also obviously in the know, yet keep their distance...
That decision has come back to haunt the U.S. and its allies in Afghanistan. Western intelligence agencies believe Khan has become the kingpin of a heroin-trafficking enterprise that is a principal source of funding for the Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorists. A Western law-enforcement official in Kabul who is tracking Khan says agents in Pakistan and Afghanistan, after a tip-off in May, turned up evidence that Khan is employing a fleet of cargo ships to move Afghan heroin out of the Pakistani port of Karachi. The official says at least three vessels on return trips from...
...crowds on Mykonos, Santorini, Crete and all those other tourist magnets. Here are three lesser-known getaways: AGISTRI Once a haven for Albanian refugees fleeing Serbian expansion in the 14th century, this tiny island won fame in the 1980s when its lovely pebbled beach, Halikiada, became a favorite haunt for nudists. Today even the most buttoned-down visitors get hooked on Agistri's idyllic, unspoiled beauty. The island is just a two-hour ferry ride from the port of Piraeus. A favorite place to stay is the Agistri Club Hotel, tel: (30-229) 709 1242. KOUFONISSIA Miss the boat...