Word: musters
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Here's hoping John McCain caught a few hammock naps during his post-primary jaunt to Bora Bora. By all accounts, he's going to need as much energy as he can muster to deal with the attention - from the media and from his congressional colleagues - piqued by his return to the Capitol Monday. The Arizona senator "suspended" his quest for the Republican presidential nomination 10 days ago, after his insurgent bid was crushed by George W. Bush's powerful Super Tuesday showing. Never a man to stay out of the action long, McCain dusted off his senatorial stationery...
...final treaty. "Barak has made clear he plans to eventually hand over both neighborhoods, and now it's only a matter of time," says Klein. "Next time it comes up for discussion, it's unlikely to make the headlines in the same way and the opposition is unlikely to muster the same support for blocking it. The public's attention will have moved on to something else...
During last fall's "war" with Adams House, publicity through the list helped muster hundreds of militaristic residents with painted faces and banners, ready for combat...
...times by the time the last defendant was fully cleared. About 140 miles to the south, in New York City, where the killing took place, where it was deemed too explosive to hold a trial, a cold, dull rain deepened the numbness brought on by the news. Anger could muster only brief marches through the Bronx neighborhood where the shooting occurred. One man raised his infant son in the air and pointed to the color of the child's skin. "Shoot him now!" But mostly it was momentary street theater; a demonstration the next day briefly tied up Manhattan traffic...
...admission of defeat for the U.S. in its ongoing tussle with the E.U. over genetically modified and irradiated foods. U.S. farmers wanting to crack that market are having a tough time getting GM crops past the E.U. borders; now products certified in the U.S. as organic will pass muster. And while this is certainly not the end of the line for GM products like Monsanto's BT corn (pest-resistant crops are just too useful), U.S. consumers may be ready to cut back on their portions...