Word: swore
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...campaign, McCain had been more or less ambivalent about Bush personally. "He thought Bush was a lightweight but a nice enough guy," says a close McCain associate. That ended in South Carolina. During a commercial break in a debate there, Bush put his hand on McCain's arm and swore he had nothing to do with the slander being thrown at his opponent. "Don't give me that shit," McCain growled. "And take your hands...
...more than 22,000 other supporters who banded together on Obama's website were furious when the Illinois Senator, despite their petition, voted July 9 for a bill that would allow the Bush Administration to continue its program of wiretapping without warrants, a measure Obama once swore he would filibuster. To Rosinski, that's apostasy. "I really don't know right now if I'll vote for him," Rosinski says. "He is just continuing politics as usual, becoming like any other politician...
...pending before the committee or the full Senate include bipartisan legislation to modernize medical records; the reauthorization of both the Higher Education Act and No Child Left Behind; mental health parity legislation; a bill to ensure fair pay to women, which was defeated three weeks ago but which Kennedy swore on the floor to bring back; and a bipartisan bill granting collective bargaining rights to emergency first responders, which was on the floor last week and is still awaiting a final vote...
...These exchanged insults drove the couple into a lustful frenzy. Frederick’s trousers bunched up around his knees, and Felicity’s moans increased in both pitch and volume. With each thrust, with each delicious rush of sensation, they swore oaths at each other. It was an apotheosis of spiteful desire, the consummation of years of recrimination and regret. “I hate you,” Felicity panted. “I hate you!” She raked her fingernails down his back...
...salaries, both of which are forthcoming under a new U.S.-led police-training program. Last fall President Hamid Karzai admitted that several unnamed high-ranking officials were involved in corruption, saying at a development conference, "the banks of the world are full of the money of our statesmen." Karzai swore to take action but five months later, not a single official has been brought to trial. Meanwhile, some officials build mansions and buy armored SUVs worth far more than their annual salaries...