Word: stripping
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...presidential election will be a contest between a Democrat and a Republican; for the United States to be fairly considered a democracy, the selection of the parties’ nominees must obey democratic principles as well. We recognize, however, that altering this year’s nomination rules to strip superdelegates of their power would be impractical, unjust, and dishonest toward the candidates who have invested months and years developing strategies to fit them. Moreover, it would further undermine the Democratic National Committee’s authority in an election cycle that has already strained its relationship with state parties...
...screens across Europe. It stars French cinema royalty Alain Delon and Gérard Depardieu as well as sports icons like soccer god Zinédine Zidane, basketball wizard Tony Parker and motor-racing legend Michael Schumacher. But the undisputed star of the show is the feisty, moustachioed comic strip hero upon whose adventures the movie is based: Asterix...
...think Hamas got the message.' ARYE MEKEL, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman, on Israel's decision to partially lift a blockade of the Gaza Strip despite a sharp increase in rocket attacks by Palestinian militants...
Burgers aren't interesting to chefs just because young people are willing to pay a lot for dude food; it's also because they have access to better meat. Though Yoon began grinding dry-aged New York strip and mixing it with a bit of chuck in 2000, grinding meat isn't done at most restaurants. So until a few years ago, everyone used chuck for burgers. Then New York's Pat La Frieda Wholesale Meat Purveyors started selling a proprietary blend of chuck and brisket to top restaurants, some of which also had short rib and hanger steak added...
...delegates?the nomination battle could drag on through March, when Ohio and Texas hold their primaries, or even until April 22, when Pennsylvania holds its primary. And if the race is still undecided come May, the Clinton campaign will likely start petitioning the DNC to reconsider its decision to strip Michigan and Florida of its delegates. The result: a messy Democratic nomination battle that might weaken the party's eventual nominee by the time summer rolls around...