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...part of a grand deception, designed to convince him that he was being looked at as a political asset and not as a potential criminal detainee. The idea is that by the time he got to New York, the jig was up, and the feds were just trying to wring every last bit out of him before the arrest...
...statistical long shots. But you would be wrong. We agonize over avian flu, which to date has killed precisely no one in the U.S., but have to be cajoled into getting vaccinated for the common flu, which contributes to the deaths of 36,000 Americans each year. We wring our hands over the mad cow pathogen that might be (but almost certainly isn't) in our hamburger and worry far less about the cholesterol that contributes to the heart disease that kills 700,000 of us annually...
...prognosticator," he told TIME in an interview in his West Wing office. "I told the President, 'I don't know where this is going to end up. But I see our way clear to Republican control.' My job is not to go out there and wring my hands and say, 'We're going to lose...
...what did happen? We're sure the mystery will deepen as the sport channels try to wring news out of it; they were already digging up players on other teams who said Owens had been depressed in years past, although he says it's not true. At his daily press conference, Cowboys coach Bill Parcells stated that he had not talked to Owens. "I'm not sure I know the whole thing," the coach said. He was, however, adamant that the coaching staff was not involved in pain medication. Pressed for more information, he said, "When I find out what...
...legal fees if a court finds that they have filed a "frivolous" or "unreasonable" lawsuit. And the Supreme Court upped the ante in June when it ruled that a district didn't have to reimburse parents who prevailed in court for the fees many pay consultants to help wring additional services from school systems. The resources required--in terms of money and time--make it all but impossible for low-income parents to mount a successful campaign...