Word: slacking
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...allows you to not show up for work for months at a time without getting in trouble? In Obama's case it's been over a year now since he's worked, but he still gets paid to be Senator. What kind of employer cuts workers that much slack? And what kind of administrative mess must we have in the Senate for there to be no discernible loss of function in the absence of its chief administrators...
...ceiling lamps. The only light in the room came from the television in front of me. Tired from work and frustrated by the heat, I was completely still.But sweat and fatigue weren’t the only things that made me stationary. The reason I was sitting slack-jawed and wide-eyed was because I had just witnessed yet another episode of “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” a show that defies any preconceived notion I once had about what makes enjoyable television.For those unfamiliar with the ABC Family phenomenon, here?...
...their ridiculous income tax break - much of the private-equity managers' piece of their investors' profits is taxed at the 15% capital-gains rate rather than at the normal top federal income tax rate of 35% - as being good for society. ("Hey, we're creating wealth - cut us some slack...
...stylish restaurant has become a favorite among the city's affluent diners, who visit for the oxtail-and-marrow risotto, the yellowfin tuna enveloped in white radish or the prawn salsa that spices up the chilled soups. Unhappily though, demand for the rooms has been slack. Even though bombings and sporadic outbreaks of fighting between the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers rarely affect tourists directly, they have understandably dampened tourism, forcing Fernando to offer his 10 suites at discounted prices, beginning at $200 per night. But he is optimistic that peace will eventually come, and the guests soon...
...Today, though, was more about the moment. While Phelps wouldn't let himself get too worked up, his mom and sis picked up the emotional slack. "I have to keep telling myself, 'He hasn't just won more gold medals than any American,'" said Phelps' sister Hilary Phelps, 30, in the first row of the stands after the medal ceremonies. Her eyes were bulging, and she was talking fast. "He has more than anyone in the world!" But it was his mother, Debbie Phelps, who finally broke up. "I just think back to when he was 10 years...