Word: swears
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...wooden walkway, take a boat from the mainland, or simply swim. Back in Bangkok, check out Wat Phasee if you like your history gory. In the capital's early days, subjects who displeased the King were beheaded there. You won't see any skulls, but some of the monks swear they see headless ghosts roaming the corridors at night...
Worries about whether the military can attract enough recruits are unfounded. Unless the U.S. is going to prohibit anyone from volunteering or being recruited and only swear in draftees, the number of slots that would need to be filled by a draft would be very small indeed. How fair would any draft be that asked only a few thousand high school graduates out of the millions of eligible men and women to serve each year? Attempts to reinstate the draft could tear the nation apart for zero gain--and possibly a net degradation in military effectiveness...
...source, in public. While national security advisers are presidential staff and generally don?t have to appear before Congress, the commission argues that its jurisdiction is broader-and it's been requiring fact witnesses in its massive investigation to testify under oath. The exception: it may not seek to swear in President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Bill Clinton or Al Gore in the increasingly likely event they will be asked to speak to the commission. "I think that it is in their interest to meet with us," says GOP commission member John Lehman, saying that they should be invited...
...shaped cake. Few Japanese are Christian, but many celebrate Christmas and nearly everyone buys a Christmas cake decorated with figurines. Russia's Orthodox Christians, who celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, flock to have their fortunes told in the week before the holiday. Britons swear by their Christmas pudding, a steamed, alcohol-soaked fruitcake. One cherished ritual of most British festivities is pulling the treat-filled Christmas crackers. Whatever your favorite tradition, Happy Christmas...
Middleastern food purists swear by this kosher Brookline eatery. A can’t miss restaurant where regulars rave the falafel sandwich is the best they’ve tried—and the prices aren’t bad, either. Just be sure to remember that on Saturdays, Rami’s is closed for Shabbat, so schedule dates accordingly...