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...there is a more transcendent and textually self-reflexive message about American constitutionalism at play here. The linguistic coincidence is delightful, and only with its recognition did my awkwardness about the events of January 20 evaporate for good. The now-infamous verbal cog in the constitutional mechanism—the word “faithfully”—invokes the very quality most on display in the repeat performance at the White House. In other words, Mr. Obama’s very pursuit of strict constitutional fidelity powerfully confirms our new president’s understanding of?...
...Sylvie didn't stop slugging there - and resorted to verbal uppercuts so potent readers might have suspected they were fueled by Getafix's trusty magic potion. (He's called Panoramix in the original French version.) Uderzo fille said she felt compelled to counter "this first victorious act of the invader against the indomitable Gauls" because of her father's "repudiation of all the values" Asterix stands for - "independence, fraternity, conviviality and resistance". Sylvie, then alleged her 81-year-old father had been convinced by unidentified advisers to reverse his fiercely independent, family control of the series, and sell...
...that raw brainpower comes with handicaps as well, including a tendency to make verbal blunders that haunt Summers for years. As chief economist at the World Bank, he penned a memo explaining the "impeccable" economic logic of dumping toxic waste in developing countries, igniting a firestorm despite his protests that he was being sarcastic. Years later, as president of Harvard, he publicly raised the hypothesis that women have a less innate ability for science and math than men do, sparking a controversy that helped lead to his dismissal from the top job, despite repeated apologies and clarifications. "The stories...
...tell if a prisoner is lying: "Body language does not match verbal message. An extreme example of this would be the source relating a harrowing experience while sitting back in a relaxed position ... If the source's physical appearance does not match his story, it may be an indication of deceit. Examples of this include the source who says he is a farmer but lacks calluses on his hands...
...told, the number of verbal or physical assaults on Jews and ethnic Arabs that European authorities link to the Gaza violence has now passed 100 across Europe...