Word: swiftness
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...That's a question every parent of an occasionally recalcitrant child has to decide. There comes a point when gentle admonishment seems a waste of breath, and a stern warning, withheld treat or outright bribe may not even turn the tide. At that point, some parents resort to a swift smack on the backside - though child-care experts increasingly frown on the idea. And parents traveling with children should know that laws against corporal punishment may take that decision out of their hands. Much of the world - including Asia, the Middle East, the U.S., the U.K., Canada and New Zealand...
...Spanish diplomat was shot to death at the gate of his home in the capital. Resistance to the American occupation has been such that 188 U.S. troops have died in Iraq since President Bush declared an end to major hostilities on May 1. Still, the U.S.'s swift dispatch of Saddam undoubtedly saved both U.S. and Iraqi lives. This is the story of America's secret campaign to sabotage the regime from within and of the Iraqis who waged...
...their future goals in a civilized manner shows how that relatively young country is evolving into a nation. The U.S. and the rest of the world are deeply in debt to Pakistan for clamping down on the Taliban's resources, an act that was instrumental in the U.S.'s swift victory in Afghanistan. Pakistan has also suffered from terrorism, and its people understand what the U.S. has gone through since 9/11. It was out of principle and friendship that Pakistan gave the U.S. a helping hand. Muhammad Mansoor Alam Cleveland...
...Justice Department is trying to make a swift start, perhaps to forestall calls for a special counsel. The clamor faded a bit last week, but it will be back. So half a dozen agents are on the case, government sources told TIME, led by Inspector John Eckenrode, a seasoned veteran of leak probes and other sensitive investigations. Plame was interviewed by the FBI for the first time last Friday. But if the probers narrow their scope to a shortlist of possible leakers, the handling of the case could become very controversial very quickly. FBI agents have already been asking reporters...
When I first arrived at Harvard as an international student, bizarre as it seems, I had the impression that drinking was not widespread and that, for those who did drink while underage, discipline was swift. I was very wrong, and as everyone but me probably realized, drinking is a standard part of Harvard life. Many of us can recall the odor of spilled beer and sweaty walls at dorm parties, where first-years flock by the dozen. Underage drinking laws are rarely enforced on campus, while restrictions at bars and nightclubs are easily circumvented by the extensive use of fake...