Word: wringers
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...important, people have been critical of the spectacle of people fighting so blatantly over a child. Brazilians cannot understand why David Goldman did not visit his son for several years. But they also have trouble sympathizing with a family that is putting a 9-year old through an emotional wringer...
...Allies after the war] were unfair. He captured the mood of Germany very well. He presided over the economic miracle during the Weimar years, which was built on a lot of borrowed money. In 1930, when it was clear that Germany was going to go through the wringer, he resigned. Many people believe he realized Germany was doomed and that he did not want to be blamed...
...Minghella does his 12 takes and calls lunch. When the actors and crew assemble again for the afternoon, I decline an offer to accompany them and slink off to a trailer. I can't take any another trip through this emotional wringer. I need to cheer up. Thankfully, next week's assignment is Somalia...
...understand what Rumsfeld is up to now unless you can picture the wringer he has just been through. Many lawmakers returned from summer vacation lugging complaints from voters about the mess in Iraq. Bush's polls began to fall, and to halt the slide, the White House ran to the U.N., ostensibly to get help with troops and money but really to calm political anxieties at home. When that effort stalled, the White House tried a different tack: it leaked word to the New York Times that all Iraq policymaking was being centralized at the White House under National Security...
...Since a good chunk of Apocalypto involves a wild and terrifying foot chase through the Mexican rainforest, Gibson has also put Youngblood through a brutal action-adventure wringer, with the rookie doing many of his own stunts. "I'm amazed at how much Rudy's running reminds me of a cat," says Gibson. "He's the track star we needed for this picture...