Word: smidgin
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...only reason to resolve the ANWR debate in a budget resolution was to avoid an inevitable filibuster. But ANWR is exactly the type of issue that should not be swept under the carpet. That the Senate would abandon ANWR for, in terms of the time horizon involved, a smidgin of oil is disappointing. That the Senate would do so without admitting that such a move is worthy of a full Senate debate and is opposed by most Americans is disturbing...
...future of Australian swimming rests with rivals like Melbourne-based Danni Miatke, whose best time for the 50-m 'fly is 3 sec. faster than Gould's, and who's racing in five other events. Miatke is 16, Gould's age when she quit. She might lack a smidgin of the older woman's talent, but is confident, far-sighted (and looked after) in ways Gould never was. Their stories highlight how swimming has changed since Gould's salad days...