Word: slap
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...Sometimes you’re not sure if it’s worth it,” he says. He says he was finally convinced that customers relied on his lids when his supply ran out and he reverted to using the “old-fashioned slap lid” until the new shipment arrived...
...Fountain, 54, calls this wooden statue his wife. Without her, Fountain would have been a bachelor all his life, he says.“She’s a bad woman. A bad woman.” He laughs. “I like her because I can slap her and she don’t fight back.”Her name is Katrina. She treated David pretty badly this summer. After her arrival, the water rose to just underneath his chin when he stood inside his house. Fountain evacuated to the Convention Center. When he returned...
...most tolerant piece of legislation being considered in Congress—proposed by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy ‘54-’56 (D-Mass.) and Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.)—would help some undocumented workers gain legal status. But the bill would also slap immigrants with a $2,000 fine, a significant sacrifice for families struggling to make ends meet, especially if they are supporting family members back in their country of origin.Don’t get me wrong. Immigration is a difficult issue. On one hand, I find it difficult to deny...
...little to fear from the authorities. The whole neighborhood knows who he is. Motorists are aware that his fighters man the makeshift checkpoints that dot the neighborhood. Even though he has attacked U.S. troops countless times, no one will touch him. If the G.I.s could find him, they would slap him straight into Abu Ghraib prison. But that's not likely to happen. The American military may occupy Iraq, Saed Salah says, and an Iraqi Prime Minister may be in power, but neither owns these streets...
...Beijing last week with two other Washington lawmakers to push China to freely float its currency. He argues that it's undervalued and is driving up the $200 billion U.S. trade deficit with China. Schumer spoke with TIME's Austin Ramzy about why he's behind legislation that would slap a 27.5% tariff on Chinese imports to the U.S., and why he's encouraged by his meetings with mainland policymakers...