Word: nearest
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...most important impact may be the one nearest the hearts of many of Bush's core voters: the ability to clear the President's nominees through the Judiciary Committee. Judge Priscilla Owen, a Bush pick for the federal circuit court, probably would have won confirmation by the full Senate had the vote ever come to the floor; majority leader Tom Daschle made sure it never did. "For a lot of our base voters, this is the biggest issue out there," says an outside adviser to Bush's political team. "If we don't deliver, they won't work as hard...
...gold in 5,000 m at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester last July, and followed that a little over a week later at the European championships in Munich by setting a new European record for 10,000 m: 30.01.09, crossing the finish line some 300 m ahead of her nearest rival. "I always knew I could win," she says. "It was a case of improving and coming back again." The Munich victory prompted a churlish journalist from the French sporting daily L'?quipe to question the sudden improvement in her performances. But he picked the wrong target. Radcliffe...
...children, except the eldest, Orit, were born there. From the beginning, the settlement was ringed with machine-gun emplacements. With today's heightened dangers, it is now hedged by tanks and more than 3.5-m concrete barriers. On Nov. 20, 2000, the Cohen children boarded their bus to the nearest school, in a settlement two miles away. The bus had barely left the compound when Cohen heard a thunderous boom. He rushed to the scene. By the time soldiers allowed him through, an ambulance had taken away three of his children. Inside the bus, Cohen saw the corpses...
...Located roughly three hours' drive south of Jordan's capital, Amman, the authentic Captain's Camp is the ideal location for the wannabe adventurer. Guests are, quite literally, out in the middle of the desert here, a short drive (or camel ride) from the remote Rum village where the nearest, albeit scant, provisions for tourists are sold. Accommodation is provided in basic but functional tents with twin beds. More pleasant sleeping arrangements can be had on cushions out under the stars, but make sure to bring warm clothes and mosquito repellent. There are toilet and shower facilities on-site...
...with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shannon P. O’Brien leading her nearest primary opponent, former Kennedy School of Government lecturer Robert B. Reich by over 10 percentage points in a recent Boston Globe/WBZ poll, it appears that the current state treasurer may be headed for victory in the Sept. 17 primary...