Word: ironically
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...task is massive. Its deficit is the biggest in the euro zone and four times larger than the 3% maximum permitted for members of the single currency. Frugal Germany, the E.U.'s traditional paymaster, was understandably reluctant to commit to underwrite any rescue pledge before securing a cast-iron commitment from Athens that it would put its finances in order. Earlier in the day, Otmar Issing, the German former chief economist of the European Central Bank, said the Greeks enjoyed "one of the most luxurious pensions systems in the world" and that it was unreasonable to expect German taxpayers...
...operation dubbed Midnight Express to relieve government troops holed up in a fort in the Tamil Tiger hotbed of Jaffna, rescuing several hundred soldiers and winning commendations for his bravery. Accompanying him on the mission was Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of the President, and currently Sri Lanka's iron-fisted - and allegedly corrupt - Secretary for Defense...
...Egypt's government may control its cities with an iron fist, but Sinai is unique. There, those who challenge Cairo's authority are armed, belligerent and, lately, flush with cash. Their history of discrimination and abuse at the hands of the security forces combined with a distinct cultural identity has produced political attitudes that even the most disgruntled Egyptian in Cairo would deem heretical...
...that one can play essentially the same character in many films, provided that one is entertaining enough to get away with it. In Downey’s case, the intellectually brilliant, heavy-drinking and hard-hitting persona of American arms inventor Tony Stark of “Iron Man” proves surprisingly adaptable to 19th century England. That is to say, all that is needed is a change of accent. This is not a deep role, but a fun one, and Downey recognizes this, delivering lines like “using musical theory, I have created order...
...famously reclusive author fended off all attempts by others to adapt his writings, particularly his masterwork, Catcher in the Rye. He even said "no" to Steven Spielberg regarding a film version of his classic novel. But now that the elusive Salinger is gone, what will happen to his iron-fisted control over his writings...