Word: tad
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...less demanding schedule, maturing players, returning talent and a little bit of luck have united to make these Tigers a tad more terrifying than they seemed a year...
Remote Control Most high-end TV remotes are too complicated for mere mortals to hook up. The Philips RC9800i is a tad easier to configure, thanks to an automated setup function. Wi-fi networking allows you to stream music from a PC to the device and even snag TV listings online...
...month and once envisioned for 20 states, is playing in only 10. Dropped for now from the ad buy are such states as Colorado, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia and Missouri, all once thought to be competitive for Kerry but now widely regarded as out of reach. Kerry senior strategist Tad Devine disputed the Electoral College triage in a chat with TIME, noting that Kerry had been in North Carolina and Louisiana as recently as last week. Republicans dismissed those visits as track covering. One claimed that perhaps no more than six or seven states were up for grabs...
...critical praise and a blues-club-ful of Norah Jones comparisons with her husky, knowing renditions of vintage soul covers. Stone showed she has taste, but the important question--does she have soul?--went unanswered. Her covers were emotive, but the depth of her feeling, at 16, was a tad suspicious. Where Jones, an ancient 25, shrewdly concedes the limitations of her experience by never oversinging her tidy little songs, Stone, a native of Devon, England, who signed a record deal after performing on a BBC talent show, heaved and trilled her way through Sessions as if she were still...
...that kind of magic candidates are looking for when they hire Shrum, but he is also known for bringing a populist edge and internal foment, and the extent of his influence over Kerry today is the subject of much intrigue in Washington political circles. Shrum's political-consulting partner Tad Devine has become the face of the campaign on the cable shout shows. But Kerry campaign insiders say it is the third and quietest partner, Mike Donilon, who has the most day-to-day impact on Kerry and his message. Says an adviser: "If Kerry wants a real gut check...