Word: link
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...great trick, of course, will be to link arms with these countries without creating fresh problems. Last week Senate majority leader Tom Daschle sounded a cautionary note about the ever expanding war: "Before we make commitments in resources, I think we need to have a clearer understanding of what the direction will be." His criticism was swiftly termed "divisive" and "disgusting" by Republican leaders and found little traction even with fellow Democrats. That was one measure of how the urgency of the battle against terror has overwhelmed concern about the risks...
...only one thinking that way. At midday, by a gate in the chain link fence that separates Mexicali from Calexico, Calif., a border-patrol officer ushers a group of deportees back into Mexico. They're all planning return trips. Rocio Moredia sees no other option. She's from Puebla and notes, "There is no work there...
...twice as likely to have attention and hyperactivity problems while they are awake as children who are sound sleepers. Researchers at the University of Michigan studied 866 children and found that 22% of the habitual snorers had high hyperactivity scores, compared with only 12% of the non-snorers. The link was even more pronounced when boys under 8 were studied: 30% of those snorers were hyperactive, as opposed to 9% of those who did not snore often...
...their visceral power is that of erotic and sexual implication. Among the blots of solid paint are red linear shapes of double-pointed ovals, the universal symbol for the vagina and sexuality. With the inclusion of prominent erotic symbols among his narrative of warfare, Twombly constructs a inexorable link between violence, destruction and aggression, on the one hand, and sexuality, sensuality and love-making, on the other...
Stressing what he called the integral link between public service and political advocacy, Dimon Professor of Education Pedro Noguera said it was important for students to organize community support around their projects...