Word: ridding
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...This was Felix Frankfurter's "political thicket," of course, and Chief Justice Rehnquist, with the majority quill, will no doubt be accused of creating his own "safe harbor" for retirement. He got rid of this mess just the way Bush wanted him to, shrugging his shoulders and declaring that it wasn't going to get any better from here. He made life easy for the half-cocked Florida Republicans, patting them on the back and easing them back into their seats. He also came to the very reasonable conclusion that Florida's election apparatus would not bear...
...that rigid secularity and cloying, politically correct euphemisms like "holiday season" and "millennial observance" are to be applauded, mind you. Far from it. But even if Harvard were to rid itself of the prejudices of enlightened academia and their attendant cant, it would still be incongruous for our University to make even a half-hearted attempt at celebrating Christmas. The Christmas spirit, to invoke a hackneyed but useful phrase, just doesn't fit in with the spirit of Harvard...
...tech lifts off again, some surprise sector will have soared. Who thought utilities would rise 40% this year? Reasonable candidates to charge ahead next are energy (if oil stays over $25 per bbl.) and regional banks (if severe credit problems don't surface and the Fed cuts rates). Get rid of margin debt, definitely. And lower your expectations for future returns. But stay invested. Everyone in my small survey expected the Dow to be hitting new highs sometime next year...
...allowed race to blind us to the real goals of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, and we continue to allow race to blind us to the goals of the Palestinians. But we are not powerless against these habits. By thinking about them and criticizing them, we can rid ourselves of this distorted lens and gain true insight into the aims and aspirations of people in the Middle East...
...finish this column, I think I will grab some of the leftover turkey from the fridge and give it to Sadie. Not only because I feel a deep need to get rid of all the turkey in this house before it is served as leftovers for the fourth time, but also because I feel sorry that this year she did not have the chance to steal it from the table herself...