Word: preps
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...gathered last Thursday in the Treaty Room of the White House so the aides could grill him before his first prime-time news conference. They sprayed him with questions. Should Americans be afraid? What will the U.S. do in Afghanistan after the Taliban is defeated? It was the second prep session of the day, and Bush was getting impatient. Then came another question: How could he possibly leave the U.S. Wednesday to take a scheduled trip to China? Bush clenched his jaw. "Well, Mrs. Bush and I want to encourage Americans to go out shopping," he said. "And I broke...
...pedigrees (lead singer Julian Casablancas’ father is the founder of the Elite model empire; guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.’s father wrote “It Never Rains in Southern California;” Casablancas, drummer Fabrizio Moretti and guitarist Nick Valensi all attended Dwight prep school in New York City) and publicists’ assertions that they are überhip (“they dress as if the 1970s and the 80s fell into the same laundry hamper”), the five young band members proceed with unpolished, unpretentious gusto that fans and critics...
This weekend Harvard’s finest rowers will prep their coxswains and grease their oars as they embark on the 37th annual Head of the Charles regatta...
...We’re looking at [this game] as a prep for Dartmouth.” said Ogbechie. “That’s the Ivy League, that’s what we’re going...
...Pakistan is again dragged to the front line. There was already tension between graduates of religious madrasahs and those of prep schools. But since the last Afghan war, Pakistan has been struggling toward a compromise between these groups. Such compromises evolve slowly, and are nourished by stability. In acting now, Americans must consider the consequences of projecting a war film onto what is not a blank screen at all. They must have compassion as they weigh the impact of polarizing millions of people in the name of justice. In Pakistan, my friends and family are frightened, as they should...