Word: nails
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...whole world watched the nail-bitingly close presidential election, but it was followed here in Pakistan with special concern. As the most important front in the war against terrorism, Pakistan had much at stake in the outcome of the election. The man in the street had no liking for either candidate, as both Bush and Kerry seemed anti-Muslim. Kerry's belligerent and aggressive promises to be a much stronger Commander in Chief than Bush further antagonized common Pakistanis. Now they are resigned to the re-election of Bush as the lesser of the two evils. Colonel Riaz Jafri...
...UNH’s newest sensation and leading scorer, Vetrano, drove the final nail in the coffin as he sunk both free throws to put his team ahead, 65-60. Sophomore guard Jason Anderson struck two more for insurance to put the Wildcats up 67-60 with just eight seconds...
Superstring theory, which has lately been renamed Mtheory for reasons that interest only theoretical physicists, is so dauntingly complex that the smartest scientists in the world are still trying to nail it down. But among other things, it provides for multiple universes...
VICTORY AT DAWN Despite early exit polls to the contrary, the President took Florida, Ohio and, in the end, the election. How the Bush team orchestrated its nail-biting win and woke up to another four years in charge...
...President Bush will be under pressure from China and South Korea to make concessions to Pyongyang, in the hope that it trades its nukes for massive amounts of aid. Seoul's increasingly close relationship with the North will make it harder for Washington to nail down a deal that leaves Kim Jong Il no wriggle room. But the new Administration is unlikely to back down from the position that any deal has to shutter North Korea's nuclear program for good...