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...plump, middle-aged man who calls himself Li and says he is a truck driver gestures toward the 15 or so vehicles waiting to be inspected before driving onto the bridge over the Yalu. "The inspections are a little stricter, but it's really just for show. They poke around a bit and then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Beijing is so Reluctant to Cut off Trade with North Korea | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

...been largely business as usual. A truck driver who gives his name only as Li points at the 15 or so vehicles waiting to pass through customs for inspection before crossing the Yalu. "The inspections are a little stricter, but it's really just for show," he says. "They poke around a bit and then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sanctions Don't Bite on the North Korea Border | 10/20/2006 | See Source »

...Arianna Huffington: Curling my eyelashes. It always makes me feel like I'm about to poke my eyes out. And, of course, as the mother of two teenage daughters, I'm terrified of the "best friends with benefits" concept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Arianna Huffington | 9/18/2006 | See Source »

...later became a path to power for other female Texas politcians including U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. In 1988, half way through Richards' second term, she took that confidence and her persona to the Democratic National Convention, wowing everyone with her silver hair and stiletto tongue. Her famous poke at then Vice President George H.W. Bush - "Poor George. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth" - prompted talk of a national role someday and a gift from Bush in the form of a silver charm, shaped like a foot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Much More Than a Good Ole Girl | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...Poke: 1. The pseudo-sexual means of alerting a fellow Facebook member that you are stalking them...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Harvardisms: Learning The Lingo | 8/29/2006 | See Source »

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