Word: russianizing
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...Down a White Russian when Palin mentions the words “hockey” or “mom.” Drink two if she uses both together...
...Barroso also stressed the need for the next administration to focus on dialogue with the entire European Union, not just France, Germany, and Britain. European students voiced their support for Barroso’s critiques. Speaking of the European Union’s perceived weakness in responding to the Russian aggression in Georgia, Clemence Charras, a French visiting student in Leverett House, said “It was very interesting how many Americans’ questions focused on the fragility of the Union.” Barroso responded by noting that only the European Union’s proposal...
...Palin may be an expert at shooting moose and bears. But if she were President how would she deal with the Russian bear? A. M. Gordhandas, SCUNTHORPE, ENGLAND
...played by George Clooney. A disc containing Osbourne’s memoir notes soon finds its way into the hands of two Hardbodies gym employees, Linda Litzke (McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer (Pitt). Linda, desperate for life-changing plastic surgery, masterminds a plan to sell the worthless information to the Russians and enlists the help of dimwitted Chad. The scheme soon spirals out of control, resulting in tragedy. The humor of the film is derived from the irony of the plot; the characters think they are in control, but they most certainly are not. This is a familiar Coen brothers trope...
Named after the Russian-born novelist who celebrated in her writings the risk-taking individual (and put the black hat on a snivelling, forgiving government that wouldn't let mediocre enterprises and their leaders fail), the center is a lonely beacon of small government and private enterprise in Washington at a time when big government appears to be on the comeback. Black-and-white photos of the controversial writer sit on desktops here; her many novels fill most of the bookshelves; in one office, a blowup of her postage-stamp image (something Rand probably would have abhorred -government embrace...