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...nothing was likely to match the devastating effect of both Hill's and Thomas' testimony. Cool and unflappable, Hill looked the Senators in the eye and handled every question without hesitation. Her hands folded on the lap of her teal blue dress, her demeanor polite, cooperative and never defensive, she painted a vivid and sobering portrait of what it means to be victimized by sexual harassment -- from the fears, embarrassments and humiliations she experienced to the repercussions it had on her work, health and career choices. Given the detail and consistency of her testimony, it was almost inconceivable that Hill...
...were vying with one another to see which would do the most to help the family. The judge reduced the parents' felony charges to a misdemeanor. "It's good for us," said Eliezer, instructing his family to hug for the camera. Linda just lay down on her mother's lap. "Estoy cansada. Quiero dormir. Dejame quieta" -- I'm tired. I want to sleep. Leave me alone...
...Kalashnikov in his lap, a Syrian soldier sits on a lawn chair in front of the monumental staircase leading into the ruins. The soldier smokes cigarettes, chews watermelon seeds, and jokes with the Syrian plainclothesmen who, like him, are there to keep peace...
...late May, the sewer ban was finally lifted, ensuring that next fall, students will move into what is, by Harvard standards at least, the lap of luxury...
Sure, those films are, for the most part, kid stuff. But grownups lap up the death thing, too--whether it's "Man Explodes on Operating Table!" in Star or the Stuart case in Time...