Word: slammingly
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...which officials were discouraged from sending Bush inconvenient information--such as doubts about the quality of intelligence on Iraq's program for weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Tenet is no stranger to opprobrium (his reputation will never recover from his telling Bush that the evidence on WMD was a "slam dunk"), but the verdict of his subordinates in State of War is particularly withering. "George Tenet liked to talk about how he was a tough Greek from Queens," a former Tenet aide tells Risen before going on to use a vulgar word for wimp to describe him instead. "He just...
...freshman came off the bench to pour in 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting, nailing all three of his attempts from downtown. Rice also created the game's most breathtaking moment, tossing up a perfect lob pass for fellow frosh Haynes to catch and slam through the basket with two hands. The dunk by Haynes, who also finished with 13 points off the bench, capped a 19-6 run that gave the Eagles a 78-44 lead, its largest to that point, with 4:40 to play.“You’ve got to pay the price...
...grab seven rebounds.”The highlight of the night for Harris came with just over 10 minutes remaining in the contest. After captain Matt Stehle had his layup opportunity partially deflected, Harris snatched the miss off the rim and threw down a two-handed slam. That dunk came four minutes after he had attempted to posterize BC forward Jared Dudley on a fast break. Dudley fouled Harris to disrupt the jam attempt.BRICK HOUSEIt takes a near-flawless performance to hang with a squad like the Eagles, and shooting 33 percent from the field doesn’t quite...
...Those were the two dumbest words I ever said." GEORGE TENET, former CIA director, on his assurance to U.S. President George W. Bush in 2002 that the CIA had "slam dunk" evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction...
That bucket triggered a 12-2 run, finished off with an emphatic slam by Stehle that saw Harvard’s lead balloon to 17 with 11:30 remaining in the contest. The Crimson made eight of its first nine baskets of the second half to spur the charge...