Word: tolls
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Still, amid the violence, there was some hope that Annan's mediation could lead to a compromise at last after a month of bloodletting. The death toll is now difficult to estimate, but it is believed that some 850 people have been killed since the vote, with about 150 of them killed since Friday, when Kikuyus launched what appeared to have been revenge attacks in Nakuru. "Today our country is under serious threat of sliding into anarchy," parliamentary speaker Kenneth Marende said...
...Navy career had been "relatively stress-free" before "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" took effect, says Joan Darrah, a retired captain, and a lesbian, who served in various intelligence billets from 1972 to 2002. She kept her sexual orientation secret during her career, but that denial took its toll after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" led to increased focus on homosexuality in the ranks. She recalls having to administer a survey on the topic to 250 subordinates in the wake of the new policy. "We all sat down taking this survey asking, 'Do you know a gay person...
...Giuliani has to stay near the top for his gambit to succeed. Until now, his long-range vision has been unable to make up for his inability to connect with the voters right in front of him. And his lackluster campaign performance appears to be taking its toll in the 21 states that will select Republican delegates on Feb. 5, the day that may very well decide the GOP nominee. After months of leading the field, Giuliani is in a tight race for first in Florida and trails McCain by double digits in national polls. January surveys have repeatedly shown...
...could still hear the actor snoring in bed.) Sleeping pills were found near the 28-year old actor. The actor had told the New York Times in late 2007 that he was having trouble sleeping; he also said slipping deep into character for his roles often exacted a personal toll. TMZ.com reported that the anti-anxiety medications Xanax and Valium were found in the apartment. According to the Times, police spokesman Paul Browne acknowledged that prescription drugs and a rolled-up $20 bill were found but denied the money had narcotic residue on it, as an earlier news report...
...ones of shivering, waiflike children holding a candlelight protest against Israel's blackout of large parts of Gaza. The kids are a reminder that not all of Gaza's 1.5 million Palestinians are gunmen, and that Israel's prolonged economic blockade of the territory is taking a heavy toll on civilians. The Israelis, of course, say they're acting to protect their own civilians, who have been terrorized by the hundreds of rockets fired from Gaza into the homes and fields of nearby Israeli farming communities...