Word: straws
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Clad in a black “fcuk you, I’m voting” t-shirt, straw hat nesting comfortably atop his head and megaphone slung under his arm, production assistant James L. Granger ’05 explained the importance of the youth vote, citing the “downward spiral of political engagement” as one reason to motivate youth involvement...
Dripping with sweat, Dr. Radhy waves a straw fan at his face as he examines the child in the sweltering morning heat. The little girl has whooping cough, a disease rarely seen over the past decade among middle-class children like her. In the past year, says the doctor, poor hygiene, malnutrition and a lack of vaccines have spread such ailments into every neighborhood. Parents, fearful of braving Baghdad's streets, "wait to come until the child is very bad," he says. This girl has arrived in time to be cured by available medicine...
...been discovered by a new generation of fans. Increased awareness of the environment, plus a slew of popular gardening shows and coffee-table tomes in recent years mean that herbaceous borders and potting mix are as hotly debated by trendy young home-buyers as they are by seniors in straw-brimmed hats. "People touring gardens have got younger due to changes in lifestyle," affirms Michael Italiaander of U.S.-based specialist tour operator, Expo Garden Tours...
...Iraqi prisoners. Those tactics were apparently meant to break down the prisoners for interrogation. Horrid acts performed by our lower-level troops and independent contractors have been exposed and appear to have been condoned if not ordered by the cia. Could this embarrassing revelation have been the last straw for Tenet? John N. Schneider Vernon, New York, U.S. Tenet caved to the Bush administration's push for war. His chummy relationship with President Bush is yet another example showing that the good-ole-boy network is alive and well in Washington. Odds are that the reports of the 9/11 investigations...
...Iraq war. A more recent issue is the torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners. Horrid acts performed by our lower-level troops and independent contractors have been exposed and appear to have been condoned if not ordered by the CIA. Could this embarrassing revelation have been the last straw for Tenet? JOHN N. SCHNEIDER Vernon...