Word: lameness
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...desire to make it last in the face of inevitable decay and death. In a pair of related stories Ganges sits at home with his wife. In the first, they get into a discussion of the Beatle's song "She's Leaving Home," which Wendy feels is "lame," but Glenn defends as touching. Though the debate centers on a song about a child leaving her parents, the idea of being elderly and alone suddenly causes Wendy to burst into tears. Later, in the second vignette, Glenn lies next to his sleeping wife and thinks about how much she means...
...even number of justices on the Supreme Court is not a new one. In fact, the Judiciary Act of 1789, which first set up the federal judicial system, established a six-person Supreme Court. And in its early years, the Republic clung to the even-number status quo. The lame-duck Federalist majority in Congress voted in early 1801 to reduce the court to five members. But when the Jeffersonians gained control, they repealed the Federalists’ move and kept the court at its six-man size...
...surely problematic that the colleague who has spearheaded the review is now a lame duck.... This is decidedly unhelpful,” Shelemay said. “But I would expect that the review would move forward...
...appear before you," Alito said, "I am deeply honored to have been nominated for a position on the Supreme Court. And I am humbled to have been nominated for the seat that is now held by Justice O'Connor." Alito was appearing stiff and cold as predicted. A lame joke about how he got to where he is didn't help...
...lame duck period for Harvard track and field coach Frank Haggerty officially got underway Saturday afternoon as the Crimson men and women fell to Northeastern in a dual meet at Gordon Track by scores of 74-71 and 68-59, respectively. The event marked the first competition for the team since the public announcement of the 31-year coach’s retirement effective in June, as well as the first action since Harvard Invitational nearly a month ago. It was only the second scored competition of the season, and women stand at 1-1 in dual meets this year...