Word: avoiding
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...presidential functions a past ethical lapse may be, one can be sure that eventually the Henry Hydes and Bob Barrs of the world will emerge with their inquiries and impeachment trials, and that tens of millions will be spent on subpoenas rather than soup kitchens. It is hard to avoid a feeling of anger and dismay when one considers how Clinton brought the Monica ordeal on himself, when one wonders how much could have been accomplished during the time the nation wasted. Character matters because a candidate's time in office must be spent on the nation's business...
Trying to avoid the sweep, Sacred Heart fought back to 13-13, appearing to be in the match for the first time all night...
Every politician knows to kiss a baby, but most avoid holding one for very long to escape blame for the inevitable burst of tears. Last Wednesday, after the President graciously accepted the hand-off of Representative Gregory Meeks' rambunctious one-year-old, instantly captivating her with a hybrid game of patty-cake and applause on cue, he seamlessly delivered the rationale for continuing what he had started in near perfect political, historical and emotional pitch. "It takes a long time to turn a country around," he said, after ticking off the achievements of his Administration, and noted, "This...
Here's a little tale of two giant companies going opposite ways yet bound for the same place: Mediocreville. Both are trying desperately to avoid that end, one by boundlessly buying new businesses and the other by ripping itself apart. These are choices that companies face all the time, by the way, and they are critical to stock-market performance. One company is AT&T, which last week announced its third breakup in 17 years. The other is GE, which unveiled its umpteenth and largest acquisition--$45 billion for defense contractor Honeywell...
...mailbox, explaining the concept of the street address. We lived on what the Post Office called a "rural route"--a dirt road in Oklahoma that had no house numbers. But I still think that letter would have reached its addressee. In 1976 one couldn't avoid knowing who the Farrah in Hollywood was. Charlie's Angels was my favorite television show. And, with apologies to Gloria Steinem, I think Charlie's Angels, along with The Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman, made me a feminist. Ms. Bionic (Lindsay Wagner), the original Sporty Spice, called her fan club an "action club...