Word: secondment
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...notched his first tally on a play where a referee deflected the puck with his skate, and he grabbed his second on a rebound...
Killorn scored the second goal on a seemingly harmless shot from the left side. Millan was caught unprepared, and the puck bounced off the goaltender’s shoulder into the back...
...retained since the 19th century, and the first dinner hosted by Michelle and Barack Obama is a highly anticipated event: some 400 guests are expected to attend. So who's getting all this attention? A beturbaned 77-year-old former economist, who in May was sworn in for his second term as leader of the world's second most populous country and its largest democracy. Singh's visit comes on the heels of Obama's first visit to Asia - a trip that did not include a stop in India. The leaders are expected to discuss climate change...
...Began his second term as Prime Minister in May 2009, after the Congress Party notched a second legislative win, calling the victory a "massive mandate" for Congress's platform of economic reform and championing the poor. He's the first Indian incumbent to be re-elected in 40 years. (Read "Five Challenges Facing India's Election Victors...
...Cabinet posts, including deputy premier. Samak's long-stated ambition was to become Prime Minister, but his time at the top was brief. He was disqualified from holding the premiership by the Constitutional Court after just nine months because he had violated the office's prohibition on holding a second job - his popular television cooking show, which he spiced and flavored with pungent political commentary...