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...know that we’re going to give up some of those kinds of shots given the way that we wanted to play them,” Amaker said. “We tried to pressure and force them into speeding the game up a little bit, and when you do that you end up scrambling some, and they knocked some...
What are your thoughts on losing TIME.com's "most trusted name in news" poll to Jon Stewart? - Kirk Bado, Shawnee, Kans. This is a bitter and divisive issue. We have evidence that it wasn't fair, that someone tinkered with the machinery of the "most trusted" poll. I got played. In real life, as they say, I love the guy. I consider Jon Stewart and The Daily Show and their freakishly talented staff to be an entire branch of government. They play a role in holding media and politicians accountable...
...still hustle, which he demonstrated on several occasions off the diamond in recent months when forced to make quick escapes from Sandinista mobs. Leaders of Nicaragua's ruling party declared Callahan persona non grata last October after he gave a speech reiterating U.S. concern about the Sandinistas' judicial power play to green-light Ortega's re-election bid in 2011, despite a constitutional ban prohibiting...
Plenty of journalists think this is nonsense. They say they’re always up front with sources. They don’t play any games. They tackle tough questions right away, and they don’t conceal their angles, even if this means that sources may be hostile or unwilling to talk. NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen, who teaches a course on press ethics, includes “You have not relied on deception, lying or trickery to obtain the information in your account” in his list of “how to know...
...pseudo-psychological explanation that their maternal instincts prevent them from readily sacrificing pieces? Actually, lots of women play very aggressive chess. So I don't buy that...