Word: skips
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...closed." Formerly America's capital and its largest city, Philadelphia lost much of its population and influence over the centuries. But it's open now. As America gets ready for Barack Obama's inauguration, anyone looking for a dose of U.S. history and culture would do well to skip Washington D.C. and head to the City of Brotherly Love...
...town tryout for his job as White House Press Secretary. Jack Narz, 85, hosted the "fixed" game show Dotto; got rehabilitated and hosted Concentration. A "so long, folks" to three top sportscasters: ABC's Wide World of Sports' Jim McKay, 86, and warmly remembered baseball announcers Skip Caray, 68, of the Atlanta Braves, and all-time Yankee Bobby Murcer...
...unusually lucrative rate of return. 2 Use a portion of the raised capital to pay out early dividends, thereby giving the appearance of legitimacy--which in turn attracts more investors. 3 Pay off earlier investors with money accrued from later victims. 4 When no further capital can be raised, skip town before the scheme collapses...
USAGE: "The HR office has probably never encountered this before: People across the country are being urged to skip work Wednesday after calling in 'gay.'" --Chicago Tribune...
...chocolate," she says to the judges, flashing a toothy smile as blinding as her blonde locks. "Just like me it's sweet, and definitely bad for you." When asked by the emcee to describe the superpower she'd most like to possess, Heller, a business management student, doesn't skip a beat: "I'd really like the ability to answer this question." (Read the Top 10 oddball news stories...