Word: slept
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...uncertain that any kid of reading age in the English-speaking world slept during the first week of July as the midnight Friday release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire drew near. At the Book People bookstore in Austin, Texas, three young Harry wannabes were mesmerized by excitement as they claimed their copies of the fourth installment in J.K. Rowling's magical series. As if to confirm that there is a huge gulf between ages 11 and 14, a major part of the the latter demographic fell under the spell of a vastly different celebrity--a real...
...first met Bush's father. He has worked as a garbageman, run a McDonald's, been a Massachusetts legislator, run and lost a bid for Governor and then came to Washington to work in the Reagan White House. For more than a year in 1987 and 1988, he slept on a cot in Bush's father's New Hampshire campaign headquarters. After three years as Sununu's deputy, he served as Transportation Secretary, then spent the Clinton years as a lobbyist for the automakers. His wife Kathleene is a Methodist minister; they have three grown children...
...Double beds. Somehow, the extra six inches on standard-issue dorm beds cannot compensate for the seeming doubling in all directions common to double beds: twice as thick, twice as wide, four pillows and four blankets. I have not slept so well in years, thanks to the combined effects of tea (see #3), solitude (see #4) and a dedicated guardian...
...reducible to four words: "I got more votes." Party headquarters was suddenly flooded with calls from Democrats, entire congressional staffs, offering to jet down to Florida to help oversee the recount. "I was back in business," said campaign manager Donna Brazile. That night was the "first time I slept without a Zantac" since the election...
...commission invited Averell to a meeting last night to discuss the situation before they ruled. However, Averell did not attend. He said later he is still trying to recover from a weekend illness and slept through the meeting...