Word: pete
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...finally, the Obama Administration must deal with the political fallout over the decision to close Gitmo; the prison has many supporters in Washington. Pete Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said the Executive Order "places hope ahead of reality - it sets an objective without a plan to get there. Given the fact that we are talking about trained terrorists and people who have committed acts of mass murder, it would seem the proper course would be to have a plan in place before making this decision." Bush Administration officials will likely join the chorus of criticism...
...Folksay Trio, whose version of Tom Dooley was imitated by the Kingston Trio in their first hit single; the Tarriers (a threesome that included the young Alan Arkin), whose The Banana Boat Song, aka Day-O, was a top-of-the-pops calypso hit; the Weavers, with Darling replacing Pete Seeger in 1958; and the Rooftop Singers, which had a No.1 pop hit with Darling's 12-string-guitar arrangement of Walk Right In. One way Darling wasn't a regimental folkie: his politics were libertarian, of the Ayn Rand stripe...
...Tennis purists have long bleated that his jarring, defensive game is less pleasing to watch and less effective than Federer's fluid style. Recently, though, the game's élite have started to come around. Swedish great Stefan Edberg has declared Nadal "unbeatable" by today's professionals, and Pete Sampras told reporters on Dec. 2 it may be Nadal, not Federer, who breaks his career-defining record of 14 major championships (Nadal has 5; Federer, five years older...
...Pete later started his legendary camp for big men, which helped many great pro and collegiate players, like Bill Walton and Shaquille O'Neal, truly learn the game. He would share his knowledge with absolutely anyone...
...supposed to see Pete the day he died. But five minutes before I arrived, he passed away. I missed my chance to say goodbye. I went over to the wheelchair where he was resting and said some final words. It was the most surreal experience of my life. I'm not a very demonstrative guy, but I couldn't control my emotions that day. I lost a father figure. Basketball lost a dear friend...