Word: holding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...weeks later, at Helen's house, the mushy things no longer suffice. The doctors have prescribed morphine for Denise's pain, and Helen has begun to sing, "Jesus loves me! This I know," as she rocks the child. "It's O.K. to go," she whispers. "These arms will hold you again." At a hospital soon after, with Helen and her husband and the birth mother all cradling one another and the child, Denise heeds Helen's sweet voice and dies...
...Vatican's main target in the U.S. was Dignity, an organization for gay Catholics that had been allowed to hold special Masses in many dioceses. Prodded by the San Francisco chapter, one of Dignity's largest (250 members), Dignity's next national convention responded defiantly to Rome, declaring that "gay and lesbian people can express their sexuality physically, in a unitive manner that is loving, life-giving and life-affirming...
Saddam described the bodyguard's killing as the "will of God," but said it was his duty not to exempt anyone from the law. In this case, justice may be tempered with mercy. "I could not hold back my tears," said Justice Minister Akram Abdul-Qader Ali, who named a committee to investigate the killing. Odai has enjoyed a playboy reputation, and is rumored to have acted violently on occasion. He held prominent public posts, but his ostentatious life-style contrasted sharply with his father's calls for sacrifice during the gulf war. In the conspiratorial world of Baghdad politics...
That's it: mystery. That's what's been missing, and that is precisely what the Cowboy Junkies offer. This Canadian-based band takes hold of some old blues, or some vintage country that is threatening to lose its edge and turn into something cushy and classic. They spin it out, rework it, rediscover it, find the secret pulse under the familiarity. Suddenly a song that's been on tape delay somewhere in the back of the memory bank comes into the consciousness at full volume. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry hasn't sounded so desolate since Hank...
...that much without a tax increase. Even with such an improbable hike, Bush's numbers would fall more than $140 billion short of what the military wants over the next five years. The President-elect has yet to spell out which military programs he will put on hold. Bush's likely pick for Defense Secretary, former Texas Senator John Tower, would only add to the controversy. An unabashed hawk with strong ties to military contractors, Tower came under fire last week from moderates who think the job should go to a disciplined financial manager. Tower wants to bring...