Word: mate
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Democratic Senate Campaign Committee issued a cheeky research paper on Wednesday headlined "Cheney and the Bunker of Secrecy," opening with the observation that Bush "said he chose Dick Cheney to be his running mate because he was a 'straight-shooter,' " and pointing out all the times over the years that Cheney has resisted the release of information. The Vice President now has yielded to a Beltway rite - the big interview with a carefully chosen star journalist. So far however, in keeping with his refusal to play by the usual rules, he has resisted the typical next step - begging for forgiveness...
...After discussion with the new leadership, I’ve realized that the best way for me to help campus is in positions outside of the UC,” said Voith in the e-mail. Voith’s announcement follows the resignation of his former running mate, Tara Gadgil ’07. Gadgil, who also served as the chair of the Student Affairs Committee last semester, also announced her resignation over the UC open list, writing that she had decided to go abroad to India for the spring semester. “Although I have been thinking...
...have the defects of our qualities. The same is true of the Vice President. When George W. Bush tapped Richard Cheney in 2000 to be his vice presidential running mate, his great virtue was that he was perceived to have no further political ambition. It was probably not entirely that simple; Cheney had run for president once, but he neither enjoyed the game nor was very good at the gladhanding required. But it quickly became clear that Cheney was an inside guy, not someone to lead a parade. And that was what Bush wanted and needed anyway...
...Although borrowing lyrics is a standard fixture of romantic comedies, “Imagine” posits an unexpected love triangle It’s the day of Rachel’s (Piper Perabo “Coyote Ugly”) wedding to her dashing best mate Heck (Matthew Goode “Match Point”). As she walks down the aisle she notices a comely mystery woman. Time pauses (like it always does in the movies when two star-crossed lovers meet) as the two women gaze at one another. Ah, love at first sight. The other woman...
...house, we can devote our time to advocating for students.” Glazer and Capp have collaborated since May, after former Vice President Ian W. Nichols ’06 resigned amid speculation that he was forced out. Capp, Glazer’s original running mate, replaced Nichols in a special election. Some reforms Glazer oversaw last semester included a constitutional reform package, creating a treasury board, and reorganizing the structure of the council’s three committees. In November, Glazer and Capp proposed a constitutional amendment that would dissolve the Campus Life Committee and replace it with...