Word: twistings
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Then he saw The Stable Boy smoldering at him from inside a gilded frame on the Uffizi wall. Those eyes, the cruel twist of his upper lip, the falling curls of hair, the luminous skin, the ... the ... well, that, in all its bold tumescence. It was surely him. He had seen the waves of shock pass through Felicity’s body when she glimpsed the painting, and then he had seen the painted Stable Boy take possession of his living wife all over again...
Coleman: L.B.J. did like to twist arms, to say the least--the so-called L.B.J. treatment. But this was usually done on a very private level ... Now, the L.B.J. who got up onstage in press conferences wasn't that L.B.J. at all, and a lot of people would say that the L.B.J. in press conferences and in public was not nearly as effective. That L.B.J. probably couldn't get a lot done. But the L.B.J. in private was able to get things done, and you could--you can credit that type of personality, that kind of temperament, where...
...only the latest twist in the long, tormented, and increasingly surreal relationship between Italy and France over the treatment of former leftist terrorists. On Oct. 12 the Elysée confirmed Sarkozy had annulled a government decree issued in June to deliver former Red Brigades member Marina Petrella to Italian authorities. Italy has long sought the return of Petrella, 58, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1992. The court found her guilty of participating in 1981 terrorist actions that resulted in the killing of a police officer and the kidnapping of a judge. She absconded...
...world, more than three times bigger than no. 2, Japan. And with annual imports of more than $2 trillion, it is the world's shop-till-you-drop economic engine. If that engine stutters, the others grind to a halt. This is an old tale, but with a new twist to sober the Schadenfreudians: Europe's bankers and mortgage providers have been just as stupid and greedy as their American comrades-in-harm - and this in countries that pride themselves on having tamed the capitalist beast in the name of equality and social justice. So while the U.S. government...
...financial crisis has elevated economic concerns here, which may provide a new twist to the campaign, giving the pragmatic voters of downscale Arapahoe County an unexpected and decisive role in November. In recent days, voters in that demographic have started to break toward Obama. "If John McCain does not carry the state of Colorado," says Obama campaign manager David Plouffe, "his path to the White House gets awfully darn narrow...