Word: prods
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...calm concession did Venezuela, as well as democracy-challenged Latin America, a valuable service. And, whether he believes it or not, Venezuela did Chávez a favor as well by rebuffing the constitutional amendments that sought to expand and extend his already ample political power. The referendum loss should prod him to focus on the Venezuelan problems that need to be fixed before he leaves office in 2013, instead of the globe-trotting socialist and anti-U.S. crusades he hoped to pursue as President "until 2050," as he remarked last month. If so, he stands a better chance...
...Robert Redford, 70. The movie comprises three conversations that take place simultaneously and, more or less, in real time. In Washington, a Republican Senator (Cruise) reveals a new wrinkle in the war on terrorism to a skeptical journalist (Streep). In Southern California, a college professor (Redford) tries to prod a restless student (Andrew Garfield) from apathy to engagement. In Afghanistan, two of the teacher's former students (Derek Luke and Michael Peńa), now soldiers, find themselves in the military offensive the Senator outlined. The film, written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and directed by Redford, is Cruise's first project...
...Toosley was standing in a split pose when her yoga instructor gave her leg a little prod. "I heard the loudest pop I've ever heard, and the instructor said, 'Ooh! Good release, huh?'" Toosley recalls. "Not really--I could hardly walk." With her hamstring muscle snapped, Toosley, 32, avoided yoga for the next three months, and almost a year later, she is still in pain...
...over his head and dragged him into a car, Li's reaction was more surprise than anything else. That would soon change. The men took Li to a house in the suburbs, stripped him to his underpants and beat him and poked him with an electric cattle prod...
...their charging decisions and plea-bargain offers for discrepancies in how black and white suspects are treated. The three-year study will go through 2008, and these offices have promised to use the results to make their practices fairer. It's a significant start and one Davis hopes will prod other prosecutors to move in the same direction. But if it doesn't, there's still the power of fear. After all, she says, "nobody wants to be the next Mike Nifong...