Word: shield
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...President Bush is to pick a new Director of Central Intelligence from outside the Agency in the coming months, a leading contender may be Florida Republican congressman Porter Goss. His credentials include service as a CIA operative and as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, where he has helped shield the Bush administration from harsh criticism over Iraq and al-Qaeda. And he has a longstanding friendship with Senator Bob Graham, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee which would have to endorse the nomination. But whether the administration seeks to replace Tenet before the election remains...
...years HP stock has outperformed at least half the companies in the S&P 500. IBM is now granting its top 300 senior executives stock options that are priced 10% above market value, an uncommon practice that makes it harder for execs to cash out. Compensation committees, partly to shield themselves from lawsuits, are also taking a tougher stance, hiring consultants to evaluate employment contracts...
HUCTW—which includes librarians, secretaries and other administrative employees—found itself having to shield members from widespread layoffs andshield members from widespread layoffs and budget cuts implemented across the University this year. The impending June 30 expiration of the current contract has allowed the union an opportunity to demand worker protections...
...contrast, the Janet Jackson-Justin Timberlake stunt at the Super Bowl caused an outcry not because of her nipple shield or his dishonorable intentions, but more because people resented the pair’s lack of imagination in trying to get the public’s attention. The half-time performance/fiasco was so unimaginative and obvious that it became downright patronizing. The nudity was inappropriate; the condescension was far worse...
...three-dimensional, 360 insult," he discovers, "where no one had enough so they ruined what they had, and then came looking for yours." He learns to turn his hat around while patrolling dark stairwells--to minimize telltale reflections--and to expect a sergeant to touch a beat officer's shield after a winter patrol to make sure it's cold. He learns that the crackheads he keeps in line make more money panhandling than he does. He learns how to turn a criminal into a C.I.--a confidential informant--and how to break down a drug operation by sight into...