Word: horning
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...restless, lonely conquering of space, which Americans have had as a challenge since they first set foot in the broad New World. "I was struck by the distances in this country," said Wyeth, "which are more imagined than suggested in the picture -by the plains of the Little Big Horn and Custer and Daniel Boone and a lot of other things in our history...
...Perhaps, then, it was a mistake to give even passing mention to a horn-tooting list of favorite achievements, like education reform, tax cuts and the expansion of Medicare. Maybe he was right to pass by the collapse of the economy with less passion than he devoted to the story of the father of a Marine killed in Iraq. He could hardly be accused of making a big deal about nonwar matters when he summed up the current crisis in a single sentence: "These are very tough times for hardworking families, but the toll would be far worse...
...fact the way it's been interpreted. If not, it needs to be changed. We need to clarify that, and I thought, Let's move quickly and clarify it." Such proposed legislation would not be retroactive and would have no impact on the ruling in the Torti-Van Horn case. (Read about Good and Bad Samaritans...
Shapiro says the message of the Torti-Van Horn case is not "Don't rescue, because if anything happens to the person, you're liable." Those who choose to rescue people have always been protected under common law, he points out, provided they act with due care. "If you wanted to rescue somebody, you can go rescue somebody even if you are not a doctor, but if you are negligent and the person is hurt, you're going to be liable," says Shapiro. "Negligent means unacceptably careless. It's not that big of an obligation to put on people...
...common that the supreme court reverses its decision." If the court decides to let its judgment stand, he says, the civil suit will most likely commence in August or September. Steinberg's defense strategy will focus then on whether his client acted reasonably under the circumstances and whether Van Horn's injuries were caused by the accident itself or occured when she was moved...