Word: racketeer
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...1950s. The European consumer wasn’t really helped either, and the Economist estimates that EU agricultural subsidies add over $650 a year to the grocery bill of the average European family, not counting the exorbitant amount of taxes paid to keep the $58-billion-a-year racket running...
BOSTON—Dressed in the crimson and black warm-up uniform of the Harvard tennis team and toting his racket under one arm, University President Lawrence H. Summers joined Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino on a Roxbury tennis court Wednesday morning to celebrate successful summer programs for the city’s youth...
...eight-game suspension. Sosa is appealing the decision. It was another blow in a week of tarnished icons, including Martha Stewart, the New York Times and tennis star Serena Williams, who was bounced from the French Open in the semifinals. Maybe she should have tried a corked racket...
...Riddell forced his opponent into numerous unforced errors, and won the first set 7-6 (11-9) after his opponent double-faulted and threw his racket in frustration. But Riddell ultimately fell 6-7 (9), 6-2, 6-3, making the overall match score 3-3 and leaving Nguyen in the decisive match...
...Before the match, most of my prep time was devoted to obtaining a collared shirt, sweatband and racket. My blockmate was willing to lend me his little sister’s girly racket. Frankly, it felt so right in my hands. I also asked some friends for strategic advice. One of them told me that we should tell Larry that we were playing “doubles tennis” and then actually play “Hit Larry in the Crotch.” We didn’t do that, but the next time the three...