Word: squeak
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...their protestations of neutrality, U.S. officials would be relieved if Karzai is defeated in the election: his closest rival, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, would represent a fresh start. But it's looking increasingly likely that Karzai will squeak by to victory: on Wednesday, he had 47% of the votes counted and seemed on course to get the 50% he needs to prevent a runoff. (Afghanistan's Long Vote Count: Room for Mischief...
...years, Wayne Allwine, 62, was the voice of Mickey Mouse. He wasn't the first to squeak Mickey's lines (Walt Disney was) or the second (that was sound-effects wizard Jimmy MacDonald). But Allwine made history in 1991 by marrying his counterpart, Russi Taylor, who still voices Minnie Mouse...
...watched his cousin Varun's inflammatory speeches on YouTube. I calculated the anti-incumbency factor and tracked the post-Mumbai-attacks backlash vote. Counting day - a holiday in India - was dramatic. By the afternoon of May 16, the alliance led by the Congress Party, which had been expected to squeak through to a majority, won decisively. But when it was all over, and the purple ink marks on my neighbors' fingers had started to fade, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. The answers to India's deepest problems seemed as far away as ever...
...crisis that began among and devastated the shadow banks. A few banking companies - Citigroup, UBS, JPMorgan Chase - did become deeply entwined in the shadow-banking system through their investment-banking arms. But banks, narrowly defined, weren't the big problem. So letting the banks, narrowly defined, squeak through reasonably unaltered might not be such a bad move...
...Harvard continued to play sloppy volleyball in the second set after falling behind, 15-11, early. Sacred Heart would capitalize on eight Crimson service errors to squeak out a 32-30 set victory to even the game...