Word: smirks
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...party's conservative base or trying to master the populism that explains Howard's hold on the masses. Costello is not soft. The argument that he's had an easy run and needs a stint in opposition to forge his character smells of retribution for Costello's unfortunate smirk. Just as valid, if no less comforting for his supporters, is the view that, considering the discipline, stress and scrutiny that goes with the job, 10 years as Treasurer has been too burdensome a preparation. Is Costello, not yet 50, a man with a beautiful future behind him? At a time...
...already sitting in a Minnesota jail on Sept. 11, for immigration violations. The 19 actual hijackers died with their victims. Some architects of the attack, like Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, have been captured; others, like Osama, have not. But Moussaoui is the only one to come to trial, to smirk and yawn and taunt and defy those who confront him. It may be satisfying to make him a surrogate for the smarter, more elusive enemies still out there, and pour down onto him all our restless rage and aching loss...
...Your cover story gave an apocalyptic view of Iraq and perhaps a plausible excuse for Bush's antagonists to smirk. But Iraq will come out of this quagmire just as the U.S. did after its Civil War. Iraq needs only to look within itself to solve its problems, like any other nation. What Iraq is going through often happens to people who are given a chance for self-awareness, self-discovery and self-expression?a chance to exhale?after having been oppressed, shackled, silenced and placed in the dark. The unfortunate thing is that terrorists and enemies of the free...
...budget deficit, compounded by war, inflation and soaring oil prices, would make a nasty dent in George W. Bush's image in his own country. Kangayam R. Narasimhan Madras, India Your cover story gave an apocalyptic view of Iraq and perhaps a plausible excuse for Bush's antagonists to smirk. But Iraq will come out of this quagmire just as the U.S. did after its civil war. Iraq needs only to look within itself to solve its problems, like any other nation. What Iraq is going through often happens to people who are given a chance for self-awareness, self...
There?s no quicker way to get a smirk in Washington than to leave a $161,000-a-year White House job, without having something new, and say you're doing it to spend more time with your family. That's what Claude A. Allen, President Bush?s domestic policy adviser, told his bosses before he resigned in February. And that's what the White House told the press when his departure was announced three days after Bush had released his new budget and Allen, one of the administration?s most senior African Americans, had told reporters, "The safety...