Word: lynching
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...important it was to appoint an African American to the seat, arguing that the Senate would not want to be in the position of blocking a man who would be the only African American in the Senate, following Obama's departure. "I would ask you not to hang or lynch the appointee as you try to casitgate the appointor. Separate, if you will, the appointee from the appointer," said Rush. "Roland Burris is worthy ... There is no rhyme nor reason he shouldn't be seated in the U.S. Senate." As they left the podium, Blagojevich took some cover by echoing...
...course. But does that portrayal reflect a pre-existing expectation that film buffs hold or does it instill it? As part of their research, Dr Holmes' team had around 130 student volunteers watch the 2001 romantic comedy Serendipity, while another group of the same size watched a David Lynch drama. Viewers of the romantic comedy were found to be more likely to believe in fate and destiny. It was a small study confined to one region, but, Dr Holmes argues, "it does give us some indication of [the effects of romantic comedies...
Stocks are down, Treasuries are up, and the economy is in a funk. To get a fix on what's ahead, TIME talked to two top strategists at Merrill Lynch: Richard Bernstein, who plots U.S. investment strategy, and Michael Hartnett on international. Both spoke with TIME contributing editor John Curran...
...people hired me to do." simply because nearly every politician in the state and many nationwide, up through the President-elect, have called for him to step aside. He called the charges against him, "false accusations," and declared those seeking to remove him from office were "a political lynch mob." (See the Top 10 Scandals...
...Amsterdam in 2002 by Dutch entrepreneur Yves Gijrath, the Millionaire Fair holds shows around the world. But thanks to booming oil prices and Russia's nouveaux riches, the Moscow event had become the jewel in the crown. No wonder. According to the 2008 World Wealth Report by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, Russia is home to one of the world's fastest-growing populations of millionaires. Last year the number of Russian "high net-worth individuals" (people with a worth of more than $1 million, excluding their primary residence) reached 136,000, a 14% rise over...