Word: soaks
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...Administration that rewards wealth, not work." Dick Gephardt is the protectionist tribune of the antique industrial unions. Aristocratic John Kerry rails effectively against "Benedict Arnold" corporations that set up headquarters overseas to avoid paying taxes at home. Even mild, moderate Joe Lieberman has a tax plan to soak the rich and further reduce taxes on the middle class. There may be some desperation in all this. Bush has taken issue after issue away from the Democrats. He has "reformed" education and given a prescription-drug benefit to the elderly--fairly sketchy initiatives, but most voters don't read policy papers...
...girl cousins "Charlie's Angels." Before he was called up for duty in Iraq, Cesar lived in San Diego, where he worked in the border patrol, but he spent his days off at his parents' house in Los Angeles and took the girls each week to Soak City, a local water park. He has been a role model to his youngest half sibling, Victor Jr., 21, a bank teller. Twice, Cesar has been on the phone with Victor Jr. when shots and explosions could be heard in the background, and Cesar hung up in a got-to-go hurry. "Then...
...Olympic events. Stein Eriksen Lodge (800-453-1302), located on Deer Valley's slopes, and Hotel Park City (435-940-5000) offer some of the town's most luxurious digs. After skiing, guests at Stein's place (the former Norwegian Olympian still mingles) can visit the day spa or soak in private hot tubs. The woodwork of the year-old Hotel Park City is reminiscent of that found in the old national lodges of the 1800s, but there's nothing rustic about the accommodations. Stone fireplaces and butler service are part of the mix. With a daily...
...Boca. I am the vegetable,” Lassiter declared as he arrived in Eliot. Despite his fervor, he disappointedly learned that he was an entire house behind Lehe. Nevertheless, he persevered, adopting the water method of his opponents. “I always soak my buns,” Lassiter chuckled. Meanwhile, Lehe was enjoying a warm welcome from his crew teammates in Winthrop. Peter H. Brooks ’06 offered him some water, but Lehe earnestly turned it down, as the assistance would count against him in the end. Winthrop proved to be a turning point...
Relaxation is key. "We used to pack in so many more daily activities," says Andy Levine, owner of DuVine Adventures. "Now we do less and give overstressed customers more time to soak up a region's cultural history--or, conversely, soak up rays at the pool...