Word: rans
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...there is such a thing as a classy way to rob a bank, we may be able to learn a little something from the man who ran out of the Harvard University Credit Union with an envelope full of cash Tuesday morning. The man allegedly marched into the bank only minutes before, seemingly unarmed, and presented the teller with a letter demanding cash...
...coaches want me to bring a lot of energy, so we ran our play and we executed pretty well,” Casey said. “It kind of sparked us and got us going...
Obama's leadership of this process was the source of some amazement by those who participated in it. He was all business. Unlike Bill Clinton, he didn't allow the conversations to ramble; unlike George W. Bush, he ran the meetings himself. He asked sharp, Socratic questions of everyone in the Situation Room. He would notice when an adviser wasn't participating, even in an area that wasn't his or her expertise, and ask, What do you think about this, Hillary? Or Bob, or Jim. He encouraged argument among those who disagreed - most notably General David Petraeus and Vice...
...government published the findings of a nine-year inquiry into child abuse at Catholic schools, orphanages and hospitals from the 1930s to the 1990s. The report, which described "endemic sexual abuse" at boys' schools, shook Ireland to its core and left the reputation of the religious orders that ran the institutions in tatters. Then, on Nov. 26, another government inquiry found that the church and police colluded to cover up child sex-abuse cases in the Dublin archdiocese from 1975 to 2004, prompting the head of the Irish church, Cardinal Sean Brady, to apologize. "No one is above...
...want my hotel to feel more like a private house than a museum," explains owner Roberto Franchi, adding that he first decided to display his artworks when he ran out of space at home. "This way, I can look at my art all day and other people can enjoy it too." Recently, his collection has been boosted by loans, including a canvas by Alberto Burri, from the Giov-Anna Piras Foundation of contemporary art in nearby Asti. (See TIME's Global Adviser for exotic, beautiful and interesting getaways...