Word: potted
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That, however, wasn't sufficient on its own to change enough minds. Ever mindful of what makes Congress run, the Senate, taking the lead, passed the second bill 74 to 25, with a few crucial add-ons to sweeten the pot for Republicans: extensions of popular tax benefits for business R&D and alternative energy, relief for the growing pool of people subject to the alternative minimum tax, disaster assistance for states affected by Midwestern floods and Hurricane Ike, and a provision raising the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's ceiling of guaranteed deposits to $250,000. And the initial...
...want to do something special with the money—I don’t want it to just get thrown in the pot,” Mango said...
...years old • Born in New York City; raised in River Vale, New Jersey • Father was a radio newscaster and editor at NBC News. Mother was a nurse. • Studied literature at Cornell University • Notorious night owl and self-described control freak • Is a proud pot smoker and is on the advisory board of NORML, an organization that promotes legalization of marijuana • Has never married and says he is a "committed bachelor" • In 2004, former girlfriend Coco Johnsen sued him for $9 million, saying he promised to marry and support her. The lawsuit was thrown...
...friends and family members of the two men—are about to open a new restaurant called Shabu Square, which will come to 97 Winthrop Street in the middle of next month. The restaurant will feature “shabu-shabu,” a variant of hot pot that has been popularized in the Boston area in recent months. Shabu-shabu is cooked by dipping raw ingredients, primarily vegetables and thinly sliced beef, into a simmering metal pot of stock placed at the center of each table. Having first met in 1990 at Montien—a Thai...
...because they see it as a bailout for Wall Street executives (and because they're from securely blue districts or states). But it seems clear that Paulson and Bernanke managed to hit the mark with their three pages. And even if dozens more are eventually added to sweeten the pot for important constituents with powerful lobbyists, the core of the project will remain the same. It's what members of Congress do, even if, as the GOP staffer says, "Not a single goddam one of them could explain what's in the thing...