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...visage stayed with me as I walked home, wincing at the pain my shoes were causing, sweating as the long-sleeved collar shirt ran rough on my neck, soaked through. Such is the end of a D.C. intern's day. When commuting from an unpaid workplace to my expensive housing, often the best way to go is on foot, since Metro money can add up to fund dinner later...
Lazio may be more willing to add some rough edges to his Little League, High School Stamp Club and Youth for Ford persona if his early successes hadn't come without his having had to bare his teeth. While Lazio rightly gets credit for a David vs. Goliath victory over 18-year veteran Tom Downey in 1992, Downey largely defeated himself. In the memorable words of the national Republican Party chairman, the party was willing to "stuff money into every orifice" to capitalize on the weakness of an incumbent already hemorrhaging from self-inflicted wounds, like overdrafts at the House...
...throwing yips, say 49. Bikini, for one 51. Fijian rebel leader, whose armed takeover of parliament has led to the imposition of martial law 55. North __, where Coke recently made its debut 56. Part of R.S.V.P. 57. Fouts, who has joined the Monday Night Football team 58. Rough stuff 59. He won't bring Travelgate charges against Hillary 60. Prefix with fuel...
...hours, but later in the day, when he triple-bogeyed, he just chuckled. He then erased that mistake with three birdies. And he did it all on a course well known by every golf fan--one that sets a standard for championship play. The fairways were narrow. The rough was deep. The wind blew. The greens were hard and fast. We know what the world's best golfers have shot at Pebble over the decades, and Tiger shot a score nobody is supposed to shoot...
Although the song quality on Lil' Kim's debut, Hard Core (1996), was inconsistent, her central purpose was captivating. She was asserting the right of female rappers to be as rough and randy as their male counterparts. And while Kim's lyrics offered up her body for male sexual gratification, they came with a threat: she was, she rapped, "Queen Bee." There might be many men in her hive, but she was ultimately in control...