Word: lacking
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...vote (and the old pols' sneer "blacks don't vote" may not apply anymore). People upstate may admire the man who cleaned up Sodom and Gomorrah, but he will not wear well, I'd guess. With his combed-over death's-head countenance, his bullying instincts and his bizarre lack of self-awareness (he seems to entertain an idea he might be President), Giuliani makes a perfect heavy. If he gets rough with Hillary, it will backfire so violently that she will pick up 10% of the vote on sympathy...
...Lack of funds is the first and foremost reason we have the situation we do," says Stephen Bright, who heads Atlanta's Southern Center for Human Rights. State public defenders and court-appointed lawyers typically make less than other lawyers--sometimes less than the minimum wage. Alabama's legislature last year voted an increase in the $1,000 top fee for lawyers handling death-penalty cases only to have the Governor veto it. In New York fees are actually shrinking; the state's chief judge recently reduced fees for lawyers representing death-penalty cases...
...much and requires users to have their own image-editing software. Another issue: Mac users will have to wait until summer's end for Picture CD. It may be worth it. I found that Picture CD gave me as much technology as I needed. The only thing I lack now is a digital display on the fridge...
...Toscanini's doesn't have many flavors to select from; there are only about 10. But what they lack in variety of flavors they make up for in selection of products. Toscanini's offers shakes, coffee, yogurt, sorbet and baked goods like muffins...
Curl up with a book, but note that not all libraries are well-suited for this. Widener's stacks have a reputation for getting quite steamy at times. The lack of ventilation is distressing even in the winter, when it is still frequently overheated...