Word: lobs
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Senator Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat known for his bare-knuckle partisan tactics, expressed his gratitude. "I would like to first thank my Republican colleagues. I think the questioning has been strong, but respectful," Schumer said, with just a hint of a smile, before taking his turn to lob softballs at Sotomayor. (See pictures of Judge Sonia Sotomayor...
...Israel, which hasn't given Abbas what politically he most needs: a halt to - or reversal of - West Bank settlement growth. The final reason is Hamas itself, which has an incentive to foil our plans. All the organization has to do is what it did late last year: lob enough missiles into southern Israel to provoke an Israeli response. When that happens, the sight of Abbas standing idly by while Palestinians die pretty much wrecks his credibility. (See pictures of life under Hamas in Gaza...
...Holy Cross’s Gwen Reimer, then plunked Elizabeth Foley. Moore got the next batter to fly out to left field, and, though the Crusaders deftly executed a double steal to advance both runners to scoring position, Moore got the next Holy Cross hitter to pop a dinky lob shot to the pitcher’s circle for the third and final...
...defeat. PRINCETON 5, HARVARD 2The Crimson began the afternoon with a sweep in the competitive doubles matches.Down 6-5 at No. 2, Rosekrans and Cao converted their next two break opportunities to win 8-6, finishing the match with a lob to the back left corner over the gazing Tigers’ eyes.Sibilski and Ko stepped up to the challenge of facing the No. 37 doubles pair in the nation, defeating the Princeton duo of Hilary Bartlett and Taylor Marable, 8-6, and clinching the doubles point for Harvard.“That was a great win for them...
Masked teenagers lob bricks at police shields, middle-aged women wave banners and chant slogans against repression, while police tanks fire water cannons into rowdy crowds. These images may evoke anti-globalization protests at some high-powered economic summit, but in northern Mexico, they're the latest flash point in the nation's incessant drug...