Word: ridding
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...always very original, and it came from the people. Socialism did not come from the higher-ups: the people struggled, and they deposed the Batista government. There was a liberation. True. But it was a relative liberation: we got free from Batista, but we could not get rid...
...stand in awe of science, its discoveries, its modern-day miracles that we use every day, that we couldn’t imagine living without. How many of us truly know the physics behind the computers we type at daily, or the biology of Tylenol, which we trust to rid us of the slightest headache? We do not understand the fruits of science, but we have no choice but to rely on the objects of our naïveté. The public fears what it cannot control, for it cannot control what it cannot comprehend: science. And it worries that...
...their opponents bash them as too close to Bush and the Republican leadership, these members are constantly emphasizing their differences with leading Republicans, occasionally to the point of sounding like Democrats. Simmons in Connecticut is touting his endorsements from labor unions, while Johnson is calling on Bush to get rid of the penalty for seniors who sign up late for the prescription drug plan. And all three supported the stem-cell bill that Bush vetoed. In this part of the country, every step that GOP candidates take away from Bush may be one step closer to reelection...
...trials related to the case is scheduled to begin next April. Although less than half the stolen money has been recovered, the police are operating on the theory that the rest is still in Britain, which means that the bad guys haven't been able to get rid of the dosh fast enough. That's because they took too much, and all of it was in the wrong currency. They didn't have a money-laundering strategy good enough for that much cash, in pounds sterling. First, the crooks needed to reduce the bulk of their haul, because less...
Shanghai's government has a new class enemy: jaywalkers. As part of a long-term campaign designed to rid the city of shameful behavior before it hosts the 2010 World Expo, as many as 112,000 renegade pedestrians have been fined up to $6 each since May. That's not all. Offenders have had their salaries cut after pictures of them crossing against traffic were broadcast on the news. One woman spent 10 days in jail for contesting her fine and was eventually pressured to resign from her job. "If someone is caught jaywalking in front of strangers, they...