Word: takin
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...barrels. When President Vladimir Putin hardened his antiwar stance last week during British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit, some analysts believe he wanted Russia's contracts protected in return for support on any U.N. action. "But is it actually within his authority to make that promise?" asks Manouchehr Takin of the Centre for Global Energy Studies. "Iraq is a sovereign state, and just because Saddam was in power when these deals were made doesn't mean they're invalid." Yet Takin believes that after any war with Iraq, U.S. firms would be keen to fight for new deals...
...Save the Last Dance" is a perfect record, with its unusual ten-beat verses, its rising notes and the emotion soars as King tenderly warns, "Don?t forget who?s takin? you home/ And in whose arms you?re gonna be" (my very favorite relative-pronoun clause in pop music) and the promise that the last dance will be the most intimate of all. The song is even lovelier if you know the story behind its creation. Leiber, in the book: "Doc was confined to a wheelchair for most of his life, so he couldn?t dance. He was married...
...Takin' it to the Field...
Republicans, not usually known for takin' it to the streets, got what they wanted. Just two hours after a near riot outside the counting room, the Miami-Dade canvassing board voted to shut down the count. Yet the way the Republicans went after it, by intimidating the three-member board or by providing the excuse it was looking for, gave Americans the first TV view of strong-arm tactics in what was supposed to be a showcase of democracy in action. If Jesse Jackson can do it, the Republicans argued, so can we. But the G.O.P.'s march turned into...
...protest the state's recounts. "The system is unfair, inaccurate, fraught with human error!" Strayer cried. In a Winnebago outside, GOP operatives orchestrated the ranks up to the 19th floor, hoping to halt the tally of the largest potential lode of Gore votes. Republicans, not usually known for takin' it to the streets, got what they wanted. Just two hours after a near riot outside the counting room, the Miami-Dade canvassing board voted to shut down the count. Yet the way the Republicans went after it, by intimidating the three-member board or by providing the excuse...