Word: standing
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...sense that President Obama was trying to redeem the power of redemption with his naked admission that "I screwed up" after Tom Daschle had to stand down. With the help of a 70% approval rating, Obama even turned a profit on the transaction: See, he's big enough to admit mistakes, the commentariat cheered. It would help his rescue team if the bailed-out bankers followed his lead, stepped up, helped out, for we are in a race against chaos and Obama can't afford a populist headwind. But instead they dodge and weave and work the system...
Adams House was the latest strike in this culinary crusade to make commuters second-class citizens. Listen up, river dwellers and your HUDS accomplices: we won’t stand for it. Le Resistance is slowly forming against you and your delusion that the arbitrary housing lottery somehow made you more entitled to sustenance. And thanks, random girl in Adams for refusing to call me your “guest.” You will be the first...
...competed in the Olympics. Going against someone who’s in the top eight and who caught up after five laps and still keeping her from overtaking the race was a special moment for Mills.”Her top speed and great swimming form made Mills stand out from the rest. She qualified for the NCAA Championships—taking place at Texas A&M’s Student Rec Center Natatorium in College Station—where she, junior Alexandra Clarke, and Coach Morawski are currently training for the competition.“I think [Clarke...
...Former President Mohammed Khatami withdrew from the race late Monday, declaring his support for former Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Moussavi. The news reflects the confusion in the anti-Ahmadinejad camp that began last week when Moussavi threw his hat in the ring. The reluctant Khatami had previously agreed to stand only after exhaustive negotiations with Moussavi had failed to convince the former Prime Minister to run against Ahmadinejad...
...flights waiting on the tarmac for three hours or longer last year. Southwest was given the "My Heavens" award for putting into action a plan to move passengers stuck on the tarmac off the planes and for providing food and water to those stranded. The group takes a strong stand against tarmac delays not just because they inconvenience passengers but also because they compromise safety. "I wonder if heroic Captain Sullenberger and his crew could have performed as they did after hours on the tarmac," says the group's director, Kate Hanni...