Word: unexpectedness
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The re-nomination follows the unexpected death on Saturday of former Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who held a masters degree from Harvard. Roberts had already been tapped to replace retiring justice Sandra Day O’Connor. His confirmation hearings, the first in 11 years, were set to begin...
Dan Rather, on assignment in Beirut for 60 Minutes, made an unexpected stop last week at Peter Jennings' old house. "I just drove by one of the places Peter used to live here," Rather told Time.com by phone from Beirut. "And thought I'd stop alongside for a minute." Rather...
The four women who play Don’s former lovers are equally well-cast. Sharon Stone plays the widowed Laura, a sunny blonde who lives with her adolescent daughter, the aptly named Lolita (Alexis Dziena). Underneath her optimistic facade, Stone adds a sense of vulnerability and loneliness that lends...
A few surprises remain at the end, including a new enemy or two, which are mildly unexpected, though mired in pitiful dialogue and unintentionally comical scenes. Certainly Cohen was not aiming for greatness, but he couldn’t even break the summer action sound barrier. A few careers are...
Temporarily, at least, the announcement should also placate hawkish politicians in the U.S. and Europe who were lobbying for protectionist measures to stem the tide of Chinese imports. Legislation in the U.S. that would have imposed a 27.5% tariff on all Chinese imports if Beijing didn't revalue?a measure...