Word: poisoned
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...models back on stage in their loudest period clothes to cheer on Kwame Owusu-Kesse ’06 and Nicholas H. Barnes ’05 as they mirrored each other in checkered leather jackets while dancing to Bel Biv Devoe’s “Poison...
...servant of the U.S. His views on the situation in Iraq are at odds with the U.S. on the question of using force at Fallujah and Najaf, and he angered Israel and its supporters this week by describing Israeli policies and their support by the U.S. as "the great poison in the region" that complicates his work. Brahimi has also been attacked by former Pentagon favorite Ahmed Chalabi of the Iraqi Governing Council - the IGC figure least likely to be included in Brahimi's list for a provisional government - for being an "Arab nationalist." Then again, the U.S. is unlikely...
...been to the Oscars twice. And sitting there during the awards ceremony I felt like it was a purely American game. It didn't have a lot to do with me - it's very much about American style and standards. I can understand why European directors say Hollywood is poison. And it's interesting and sobering for me to sit in the Third World, watching the [Old] and [New] Worlds argue about how European movies have no values and American movies have no culture. And I worry about the influence Hollywood has on the young people in China. I think...
...could get worse. Families USA, a public-interest group critical of the law, will hold town-hall meetings with seniors in 22 cities over the next 11 weeks to point out flaws in the measure. HHS spokesman Bill Pierce accuses Democrats of trying to poison seniors' attitudes toward the new law with "cynical politics." Republicans are hoping it will get a warmer reception by June, when seniors can start buying drug-discount cards from Medicare. Administration officials estimate that the cards, which will cost up to $30 annually, will save seniors 10% to 25% per prescription. --By Douglas Waller. With...
MEANWHILE IN THE U.K. ... Anyone for a Drink? The University of Manchester admitted employing a man who'd earlier been jailed for attempting to poison his wife. His new job: lecturer on medical ethics. Paul Agutter was convicted in 1995 of lacing his wife's gin and tonic with deadly atropine. To cover his tracks, he placed bottles of tonic water spiked with the poison on supermarket shelves. The University said it had followed "due process" in the appointment...