Word: mende
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...hunting outfitter's logo, the Texas governor was one of the few major politicians to appear at the tea parties across the country. While crowds yelled "Secede! Secede!," Perry - 60 but telegenic and youthful - thought out loud that secession might be the outcome if Washington does not mend its "oppressive" high-spending, dictatorial ways. (Most experts say the notion that Texas can legally secede is mistaken, but the state does have the right to split into five states, offering the prospect of 10 U.S. Senators, math that would send cold shivers down any Democratic back...
...from becoming reality. The day is not so far away when we will be able to have an art that is woven within the fabric of our social reality. It’s only a matter of us beginning to sew, beginning to mend the distance that we impose all too often between art and society by making our own art, however we can. —Columnist Sanders I. Bernstein can be reached at sbernst@fas.harvard.edu...
...from being healthy again. It has a stressed leverage ratio of 4.6%. Just $7.3 billion in new capital would put BofA back on its feet. And with Uncle Sam finalizing its deal to guarantee $118 billion of BofA debt, the bank may already be on the mend. (See the top 10 financial-crisis buzzwords...
Such art, however, belongs outside the political arena. The role of the politician is to attempt to mend divisions and to aim toward uniting people, not to encourage divisive differences. It is dangerous and unhealthy to mock politicians within their working environments, as such jibes only accentuate divisions and hostility. Political institutions thus necessitate a sanctuary of political correctness; choosing a sculpture so contentious is inexplicably antagonistic. One can only hope that all as the Czech government takes the reins of Europe, its future decisions will be more prudent than this...
...Mend Your Heart. And for those of you nursing a broken heart, the "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, But I'll Get Over Him" at the Avenue Inn B & B gives you three nights' accommodation for you and a friend, along with two pints of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, a voo-doo doll and a copy of He's Just Not that Into You, so you can avoid tragic mistakes in the future. Get back on the horse with a New Orleans Cocktail Tour, and recover the next day with a massage at a local...