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...meets Laura: "Laura had a sense that she and George were utter opposites, but she also knew why Jan kept bugging her [to meet him]. 'Well,' she said, with a smile and a shrug, 'I guess it was because we were the only two people from that era in Midland who were still single.' So she finally gave in and one evening in the middle of August 1977, home for a visit with her parents, she went over to Joe and Jan's for a backyard barbeque. And there he was. The O'Neills figured George liked Laura right away...
...Morgan, a psychologist whose practice centers on senior-level banking executives, recognized that burst of animal spirit as the "euphoria" phase; he knew it signaled darker emotional repercussions to come as the Masters of the Universe undergo the psychological fallout from the global economic downturn. As jarring as the market drops have been, he says, "the psychological shock has been every bit as great" for bankers who have lost their jobs at Lehman and other institutions...
...Development. In FDD, every officer in a single district is sent to one of four regional training centers where they are taught tactics, maneuvers, first aid and basic policing skills. They also learn about human rights and rule of law. One patrolman confided to his trainer that he never knew beating his wife was illegal...
...knew if this was illegal; we've never dealt with this before," says Nadine Hamby, a police spokeswoman. Lawmakers apparently didn't think drunken voting would be a problem either, figuring they addressed it by restricting Election Day liquor sales until after the polls close. They hadn't anticipated what early voters might do. Because the woman passed out before inserting her ballot into an electronic tabulator, her vote will be hand-counted. Her political affiliation is not known...
...closely, issuing a quiet warning here or there in speeches and interviews when he saw the race (and more specifically, the GOP) go in directions he didn't like. Many of these little alarms went unnoticed, but they foretold a change in his preferences. In those moments, close observers knew, Powell was laying the predicate for a possible Democratic endorsement later in the year. As fall approached, Powell began to prepare his endorsement. He had long eyed late October as the best moment to strike, as he wanted to wait until the debates were over before offering his considered assessment...