Word: objectional
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...sent to Washington in the previous six years. And it's enough, apparently, to persuade congressional leaders to band together to stop (so far) a proposed bill that would end the Nevada exemption from even reaching the floor of either the House or the Senate. If there is an object lesson here, it is this: Money talks in Washington, and it talks loud enough to drown out supporters of the most well-meaning legislation, no matter how large their numbers, no matter how influential they might seem to be. It's almost as if the gamblers are keeping prominent lawmakers...
Such drastic action has been taken at least three times in the U.S., but in none of these cases did the parents object, and no one pressed criminal charges. In Boston last year parents asked for separation in a situation similar to that of Jodie and Mary's: twins shared one heart, and only one baby could live. The survivor is now thriving...
...names. The IOC is using a controversial new American law, the 1999 Anti-Cyber-Squatting Consumer Protection Act, in a highly aggressive way. The act allows organizations to gain control of misappropriated domain names in U.S. courtrooms - even if those addresses are owned by people outside the U.S. Critics object that .com, .net and .org are global domain names, and thus U.S. courts should have no jurisdiction over them. "The Internet does not have any boundaries, so it has to be global," says Andrew McLaughlin, chief policy officer at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which administers...
...terribly complicated procedure. First, anesthetize the mouse. Then gently turn it over on its back and carefully remove the protective ring surrounding the mouseball. Remove the ball and, with a sterile object (or finger), scrape away any visible dirt or grime. Replace the ball and cover. The surgery takes a little less than a minute, and recovery time is virtually negligible. And, more importantly, our little friends will be literally scampering with...
...beat him until you score on him," says Hull. "And Karelin's still not allowing anyone to score. Guys just can't get any position to move him." That's because, of all the Olympians in Sydney this month, Karelin is the closest to being both an immovable object and an irresistible force...