Word: propped
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...Vietnam, how long would it have been before the common folk of those countries realized just how bad off they were? The average American is not an "ugly American" but a goodwill ambassador. We should not have placed any restrictions on travel or immigration. To act otherwise helps prop up dictatorial regimes and punish citizens. RON OTTENSON Rossmoor, Calif...
Matt Dillon is used to strange props showing up in his movies. After all, there was the questionable, er, hair gel that several actors sported in There's Something About Mary and the man-eating crocodile that finished off his character in Wild Things. But neither of those compare to the pesky monkeys that tormented Dillon during the filming of his directorial debut, City of Ghosts, a crime drama set mostly in Cambodia and scheduled to open on April 25 in the U.S. "We had to smuggle in a monkey from Thailand for some scenes, because our Cambodian monkey...
...economy it means the main prop beneath consumer spending for the past few years is as sturdy as ever. When homeowners lower their monthly interest expenses--in some cases even as they boost their debt through cash-out refinancings--they are able to keep spending. A new wave is already rising. The number of refis has surged in recent weeks, topping the weekly record of last fall...
Vetters says he encourages students to use the press for making agit-prop because he “wanted to find a way to get political views expressed graphically...
...diplomatic coalition to resolve the North Korean problem will take almost as much arm twisting and sweet talking as convincing the Europeans to climb on board for Baghdad. South Korea continues a unilateral policy of engagement with North Korea that amounts to appeasement. China's goal is to prop up North Korea rather than risk a flood of refugees. Japan wavers between resolve and cowardice...