Word: repeatedness
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After Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in 2006, Israel and the U.S. set out to isolate Hamas by cutting off Gaza from the outside world. The justification was that Hamas was a terrorist organization “dedicated to the destruction of Israel.” Israel and its...
In her book, Rivers seems pleased with the results of her own surgeries, but many who seek multiple cosmetic procedures aren't. Some patients who want repeated surgeries suffer from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), an illness defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual used by mental-health professionals as a...
"The fix is in" and "out of context"--Blago repeated the phrases like Hail Marys on a rosary. Of course, he was not at liberty to give the context. But like a flailing Idol candidate, he insisted he couldn't be judged by his lines. His throat was dry! The...
But all that raw brainpower comes with handicaps as well, including a tendency to make verbal blunders that haunt Summers for years. As chief economist at the World Bank, he penned a memo explaining the "impeccable" economic logic of dumping toxic waste in developing countries, igniting a firestorm despite his...
Maliki, 58, hardly looks the part. With his permanent five-o'clock shadow and slack posture, he seems no more tyrannical than a demotivated schoolteacher, an impression underscored by his toneless speaking style. But there's no denying that his stature has increased. "I didn't know he had it...