Word: old
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Northwest/Delta plane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian, allegedly tried to ignite explosives concealed in his underwear but was overpowered by other passengers. The incident prompted a swift escalation of security measures by airlines, snarling holiday transportation on one of the year's busiest weekends. The apparent lapse that allowed Abdulmutallab to travel--he had been placed on a list of persons of interest but not on the so-called no-fly list after his father warned authorities about his radical tendencies--has led to increased scrutiny...
...killed and hundreds more arrested in the most violent antigovernment protests in Iran since those that followed June's disputed presidential election. Authorities accused foreign governments of backing the demonstrations, which were held as Iran marked the major Shi'ite holiday of Ashura. Among those killed was 43-year-old Ali Mousavi Khamane, nephew of opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi...
...Dobbs announced in november that he was quitting CNN after nearly 30 years, his decision was surprising. More so were reports that the outspoken Dobbs was considering running for Senate or even for President as an independent. Is he leader material? Could he become America's most beloved cranky old xenophobe since Jack Albertson's character on Chico...
When Kim Peek was 9 months old, doctors pronounced him so mentally retarded that he would never walk or talk. One physician suggested he be institutionalized; another later recommended a lobotomy. Peek, who died of a heart attack Dec. 19 at 58, was indeed riven by disabilities throughout his life. Born without a corpus callosum--the nerve tissue that connects the brain's hemispheres--he never learned to brush his hair or button his shirt without help...
...still living with it. For whatever reason, my treatment has not been successful. I can't always make the fear go away. Maybe that means there's more to the problem than bad wiring. There are feelings down there too - old, dark, unmapped feelings - and I'm going to have to deal with them before the fear leaves me alone. My phobia is a part of me - an ugly part, by the looks of it. I'm going to have to get to know that demon better. Because it's not going to leave till it's good and ready...