Word: scarecrow
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...secrecy, from chronic and painful diseases. George Washington had a giant benign tumor in his leg and was the victim of rheumatism and repeated pneumonia. Andrew Jackson, famous for his stamina and courage, was described in a contemporary article in the Boston Medical School Journal as "a tottering scarecrow in deadly agony," a man in whom "the malaria, the dysentery, the osteomyelitis and the bronchiectasis were going on, and on, and on." But Jackson continued to lead the nation with authority...
...fire. That, coupled with a steady drop in Chen's popularity over the years, apparently forced the President to seek a fresh squabble with China. "China is a useful enemy for Chen," says Su Chi, a senior policy adviser to the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party. "It's a scarecrow he can point at to mobilize many people in Taiwan who resent China trying to influence our democracy...
...returnable pie plate, no pre-made pies or mixes will be allowed, and commercial, industrial or professional bakers or anyone selling bakery products are not eligible to enter. Pies will be judged based on appearance, taste, texture and creativity of recipe. Other highlights of the weekend include a scarecrow contest and a pumpkin-decorating contest...
...Sheryl Crow-scored Los Angeles rather than haute, edgy Manhattan. And it has Sex's astute sense of people's weirdnesses. Kate auditions a parade of lonely hearts, including a high-powered woman who treats it like a job interview: "I have extra helpings of everything the Scarecrow and the Tin Man were missing!" Miss Match could have been half as smart and still had a shot at its piece of the Bachelor-era zeitgeist...
...rampaging soldiers would kill again before withdrawing. Not far away, a 14-year-old boy named Dasran Dahran was dragged into a field, lashed to a scarecrow and shot through the head. Two other men disappeared at this time and are presumed dead by the villagers. And still the terror wasn't over. The villagers said the soldiers went house to house, pounding on doors with their rifle butts, pistol-whipping men of all ages. One was Zul Karnaini, a slender 28-year-old with a bandaged head. "One soldier shouted that I was a dog, a pig, a communist...