Word: ployes
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...this is more than just a case of inaction. Rather, the United States’ refusal to provide a security force reflected a calculated ploy to remove Aristide from office. Indeed, over the course of last week the Administration adopted an overtly antagonistic stance toward Aristide, even going so far as to issue a statement blaming him for the turmoil. There is also clear evidence that the many of the rebel leaders have in the past received CIA assistance and U.S. military training...
...This ploy, however, is emblematic of a vaguer philosophical pronouncement that extends well beyond the intimate family gathering: “hate the sin, love the sinner.” There’s Cupid again; in practice, though, the well-worn axiom’s “love” often ends up as no more than lip service. There is perhaps nothing more disingenuous than claiming that you love someone for whom you actually harbor visceral contempt, but apparently saying the word is enough to some. In this case, “love” becomes...
That's why ricin once enjoyed a certain cachet among international men of mystery. Every spywatcher knows about Bulgarian defector Georgi Markov, who was assassinated in London in 1978 in a ploy that James Bond or Austin Powers would appreciate: a shadowy stalker jabbed Markov in the leg with an umbrella rigged to inject a pellet of ricin under his skin (the killer was never found, but the KGB and the Bulgarian secret service were prime suspects...
...will find a way to stop the marriages before May. But the state's highest court is not likely to approve any delays, so stopping gay weddings would probably mean outright defiance of the court. Most observers don't think Romney would risk his future on an Orval Faubus ploy...
...race that's over before it used to begin ... A ratings ploy that could backfire ... On Oscar night, Hollywood may produce its own disaster movie. --Reported by Desa Philadelphia and Jeffrey Ressner/Los Angeles