Word: lifting
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PETE ROSE may have a questionable past, but darn, the fans love him. Which may explain why baseball commissioner Bud Selig has been negotiating to lift the lifetime ban on the all-time hits leader and make him eligible for the Hall of Fame. In 1989 Rose was accused of betting on baseball while manager of the Cincinnati Reds. An investigation produced strong evidence that he had done so, but Rose steadfastly refused to admit it. Instead, he copped to betting on other sports and accepted his banishment for life. That "for life" part has struck some baseball fans...
...Crimson needed a lift after a sub-par first half that saw junior forward Peljto shoot 3-of-11 from the field, the offense commit 13 turnovers and the team allow Central Connecticut to fight itself back from an early 12 point deficit...
...sake, and the world’s, we must provide an emergency loan package to reverse Ronald’s retreat. Unfortunately, any relief legislation will likely be snagged up in partisan pettiness. Republicans, who hate everything associated with Bill Clinton, will never lift a finger to help his favorite restaurant. While at the same time, the small Tory party will prefer the Burger King to the plebeian clown. And the legislation will lose feminist support unless there are matching funds for Wendy?...
...Expecting those who have not left Hussein of their own accord—whose own shifted sympathies or self-interest play no part in coming here—to give us helpful information is something like writing “spaceship” on an Oldsmobile and waiting for lift...
...society, which means I give them space and freedom." It surprises some non-Muslims that these home truths transcend sectarian lines, she says. "None of us want our children to be druggies. Most don't want our girls sleeping with boys when they are 15." We just have to lift our own veils - of stereotype and preconception - to see. - By JEFF...