Word: sicklied
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...ethnic minorities] and for a strong Russia," Belyayev says, "and so are we." Back in the fall of 1999, Putin pledged "to rub out the terrorists on the john" in response to the bombings of apartment buildings in Moscow and other Russian cities that were attributed to Chechen separatists. Sick of the war in Chechnya - in which more than 10,000 Russian soldiers have died over the past 10 years - and encouraged by nationalist propaganda, many Russians blamed people from the Caucasus as a whole. Though Putin was clearly referring to terrorists in his remarks and has repeatedly said...
...needs to show me what a great time it's having, with its supersized, sanitized, non-intimidating version of the same sins I don't want when I'm at home. I am deeply considering taking the beer so I can finally get sick and get the nurse to send me home...
...Vegas won't let me be. It needs to show me what a great time it's having, with its supersized, sanitized, nonintimidating version of the same sins I don't want when I'm at home. I am considering taking the beer so I can finally get sick and get the nurse to send me home. This New Vegas, this stomach-churning Vegas, was built from a scrap heap of roller coasters. When gambling popped up at every U.S. racetrack and lottery counter and on every piece of ground where a Native American once lived, Las Vegas...
...viewed in the West as a signal that Russia is returning to its authoritarian roots. In a press conference after Klebnikov's death, his brother Peter said: "As long as resolving disputes or removing someone who stands in the way by murder is considered normal, the country is sick." A swift, impartial investigation would be strong medicine. Without it, the only people who will dare speak up in future will be yurodivy...
...train station I meet two American women from Boston who flew all the way here to pray for a sick relative. As the train lurches forward, one pulls out her rosary and whispers a prayer. I turn away, but am thankful that I've seen her, and that I've seen Lourdes. Even though I've had no vision, and drawn no conclusion, I know I haven't passed through this holy ground unchanged...