Word: sterne
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...long hair and inviting smile, is a little more touchy-feely. However, as the May 26 first round of the Colombian presidential elections approaches, the duo sits atop opinion polls. Vice presidential candidate Santos balances presidential aspirant Uribe, a seasoned politician who has headlined his campaign with a stern promise to crack down on leftist guerrilla groups. The two hope to effect change with “a firm hand and a big heart,” as their campaign slogan boasts. This unlikely partnership began nearly a dozen years ago, not in the trenches of Colombian politics, but around...
...star Bill Walton, now an NBC sports analyst, says that for all the attention Cuban receives for barking at refs, "the suggestions he makes have spurred the NBA to move in a better direction in television, marketing, ticket pricing. He's in the forefront." And while NBA commissioner David Stern has levied huge fines against Cuban, Stern says, "we've had open and good discussions about refereeing." He adds, "Mark very presciently focused on the whole issue of audiocasting on the Internet, and it would not surprise me if his HDTV venture wasn't equally prescient...
...don’t understand this quote,” said Tamara I. Stern from Staten Island, N.Y. “What does it mean...
...zero-tolerance for intolerance,” all Summers means is that the University will take stern disciplinary action against anyone who engages in racist, sexist, religious, homophobic or other discriminatory conduct, then he has misunderstood the nature and extent of the problem. Merely responding to hatred when it occurs is not enough...
...doesn't God have stern words on the subject? Christie Smith, 37, a Nevada writer, says she felt guilty when she fell in love with her first cousin's son Mark. "I was trying so hard to convince myself not to have these feelings," she recalls, "that I went to the Bible looking for confirmation that it was wrong. And what I found was the exact opposite: support for cousin marriages." The patriarch Jacob married two of his first cousins, Rachel and Leah; Isaac and Rebekah were first cousins once removed. (The Roman Catholic Church has opposed cousin marriages...