Word: tilting
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...Already the diplomatic initiative in the region has passed from Washington to, of all places, the normally unwakable Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. Crown Prince Abdullah gave Cheney "an earload full" at a private dinner in Houston on Wednesday - urging the Veep to abandon the Administration's pro-Israel tilt. And when Abdullah met with the President in Crawford, Texas, on Thursday, there were even signs that the old Bush charm had lost its purchase. Accounts of the 5-hr. meeting vary dramatically. According to two sources, Abdullah surprised Bush with three handouts - a photo album and two videocassettes - each...
...buries himself in a shallow grave. And the job of bomber comes with established cash bonuses and health benefits for the surviving family. How else could the Palestinian boy or girl next door hope to be pictured on key chains and T shirts? "The suicide factory is in full tilt now," says Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum, based in Philadelphia. "These are the rewards of having built an infrastructure...
...undertook this massive project with hopes that it would tilt him...if he was still leaning in no particular direction,” Gayle said. “Hopefully our efforts will convince him that he is loved by students, and we definitely want him to stay...
...Crimson women blew past the No. 10 Quakers on Saturday. The only match that was ever in doubt was the No. 1 tilt between Hall and Penn junior Runa Reta, ranked third and fourth in the national polls, respectively...
...rapid, low-cost military victory in Afghanistan has clearly emboldened the Bush administration to more aggressively tackle some of the strategic priorities it identified on taking office. That meant nobody was particularly surprised at the President's tilt at Iraq, since "regime change" in Baghdad has long been identified as an administration goal. Despite the intent, however, Washington has not yet identified a mechanism for achieving that goal at low cost to the U.S. and to regional stability...