Word: slow
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...Since the U.S. has a federal system of government, why does it want to deny long-suffering Iraqis the same privilege? The oil wealth can be shared. David Goshen Kiryat, Israel Dangerously Out of Touch? Matthew Cooper's article "Dipping His Toe Into Disaster" discussed Bush's awkward and slow response to Katrina [Sept. 12]. But the point is not the political tone-deafness of the President or his handlers. It is whether his incompetence and that of his appointees have cost the lives of Americans. While the White House was working on speeches, people all along the Gulf Coast...
...they commenced with their customary pound. (Every time they entered a new state, Matt and Andrew consecrated the moment by touching fists.) A few minutes later, Matt plugged in the radio adapter they’d bought for their iPod and hit play. Slow piano filled with the car, and then Marc Cohen’s voice, and then the drums: “Put on my blue suede sho-oes, …touch down in the land of the De-elta blues… I was walking in Memphis!” Sitting in the driver?...
...tough because it all seemed to be happening in slow motion,” McDavitt said. “Our girls were so focused on just getting the ball out of our defensive zone that a few of our passes were just inches...
...Crimson was unable to adjust its play or solidify its defense enough to slow its opponent, starting off the tournament on an ominous note...
...started off a little slow, made some poor decisions. I was trying to get a feel for the game, a feel for the defense,” O’Hagan said. “I’ve never played an opponent of this ability; they were just flying after...