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...both Israel and Syria express a desire to return to the negotiating table, they still can't agree on whether to first discuss Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights or the security guarantees Syria will offer in return. And so the deadly bidding continues in a game of peace poker that is anything but peaceful...
Hunched over a chessboard, a poker-faced 10-year-old mocks his adult challenger. "Bring your king," says Solomon Hayes, blowing a giant bubble with his gum. "Bring it on." One move later, the match is over. "Checkmate!" he says. His vanquished opponent, teacher Courtney Welsh, throws up her hands. "Well, at least I beat a six-year-old the other day," she sighs...
...They] called us up and said, 'Hey, we saw your Web site," Lloyd recalls. "The CEO said, 'So, have you considered acquisition? We tried to keep as much of a poker face as possible...
...rule was that nothing could be said of politics or war; instead the conversation was deliberately turned to gossip, funny stories or reminiscences. Only Eleanor was allowed to bring up serious subjects, to talk of civil rights or slum clearance. Roosevelt spent untold hours sorting his stamp collection, playing poker with his Cabinet members, watching mystery movies. Only when Eleanor chose the movies did he agree to sit through serious pictures--The Grapes of Wrath or a documentary on civil rights...
...shuttle, we rehash and relive our poker glory. Was it skill or luck? Team Tag-along asserts they were not really bluffed, as they had clearly lost from the beginning anyway...