Word: okaying
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...Supreme Court’s passive endorsement of this sickening practice goes beyond its usual barbaric support for capital punishment. It serves as a tacit signal to death penalty hawks that it’s okay to develop calculated loopholes to traditional restrictions. And it is a silent nod of approval for a conception of the death penalty as an end in itself and as the cornerstone of a warped moral framework in which justice remains undone so long as the wrongdoer breathes...
...imagine relatively few people choose their religion or lack thereof after reading a few dozen books and completing a basic course. As my math-oriented, insanely logical friend Ricky said last Easter at five in the morning, “You can’t decide, ‘okay, I think I’m going to believe in God now because I think that that would be a good thing to do.’” In other words, these decisions, although often supported and criticized alike with facts, ultimately lie in that hazy region beyond...
...Jason Biggs said a group of military veterans also wanted to know what he would do about their benefits. "Of course he said he'd take care of them," said Biggs. ????? "As long as he does the speeches within the four corners of what the FEC allows, they're okay," said Clark campaign general counsel William Oldaker. But the problem is that the law is not clearcut on this issue. In an advisory opinion issued to Republican candidate David Duke's campaign in 1992, the FEC said that if Duke discussed his campaign or other candidates "during the speech...
...fretted over and hotly debated. TheKnot.com the mother-in-law of all wedding sites with more than 2 million visitors a month, includes articles like "Calling It Off: Real Brides, Real Reasons," amid more registry-friendly fare. Message boards on Indiebride.com go by titles like "Runaway Brides" and "Okay, I'm Ready to Ditch." The site's founder, Lori Leibovich, says the subject is among its most popular. "In this day and age, when people are older and often live together beforehand, it's amazing to me how many people get engaged--and then start questioning the decision," Leibovich says...
There’s a man, almost blindingly rude, who obstinately tells me that he was there before me. He has a ticket for tomorrow, but he wants to go now, and he has no reason why. “I just want to, okay...