Word: pet
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Such behavior is tolerated because in California there is no reasoned opposition. Republicans caricature themselves as loony ideologues by grandstanding the addition of anti-abortion amendments to unrelated budget bills. Lacking the support of the courts and their peers, these Republicans are dismissed almost as quickly as their pet causes. People also have little ability to influence their government since the electoral districts in California are so gerrymandered that, of the 153 national and statewide positions up for grabs in the 2004 election, not a single one changed party hands...
...Germany? With unemployment in Europe's former economic powerhouse at a staggering 11.3%, auctioning off your labor online may be the best way to go. At www.jobdumping.de, a website that has been a hit since its launch in October 2004, job seekers post their qualifications-- in everything from pet grooming to accounting--and the minimum wage they will work for. Would-be employers then place their bids, with the highest offer taking the prize. Alternatively, employers post jobs that need doing, along with the maximum wage they are prepared to pay, and candidates then compete for the opening, until...
BUSINESS LUNCHES "Executives tell me that their pet peeve is colleagues talking with their mouths full of food...
...modern quest for a Theory of Everything began not long after Einstein published his theory of general relativity in 1915. Eager to continue breaking new ground, the great scientist next attempted to link his pet force, gravity, to electromagnetism. He pursued this quest without success until his death...
...wartime service as Governor of the Bahamas, the couple looped constantly around the international social circuit. His faintly flashy clothes and her severe elegance became fashion standards. When she stopped wearing hats, so did everyone else. Wherever they went, with their large personal staff, mountains of luggage and pet dogs, they were accorded the regal status denied them in Britain. In return they offered the world a romantic fantasy of elegance and wealth...