Word: concern
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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SEPARATED AT BIRTH Our two candidates sounded pretty similar these two weeks, evincing a common concern for education and foreign affairs. The difference on their thermometers shrank a little bit as well. This round goes to George...
...picture that has emerged of Putin during the Kursk crisis is of a leader profoundly imbued with the political culture that has marked centuries of Russian history: the needs of the state always come first; individual concerns come a distant second. When forced by events--an election campaign or a televised tragedy--Putin will don a human face and show concern for the ordinary people. But left to himself, he is far happier in the embrace of his great love--the Russian state...
DOUGLAS ROSS, Big Brother producer: "When it comes to flying, I am happy to yield my privacy to the greater concern of my safety. Americans are too hung up about their bodies anyway. Why care if some guy who sees the outlines of thousands of genitalia a day sees ours...
...outdoor levels, according to Brennan's calculations. Moisture is the first thing they look for inside a house. Recent studies have shown that mold spores, which thrive in dampness, are potent allergens and an asthma trigger. Some studies have even shown that they can cause memory loss. Our biggest concern is the roof leak, which took the roofer three shots to fix. "It seems pretty much dried up," Brennan says, running his moisture meter up the wall. "You might have some dead mold back there, but I wouldn't bother ripping the walls...
...that's quite apart from the issue of general legalization. At present, marijuana maintains an illogical berth in the roster of illegal drugs; the DEA website lists it alongside heroin and methamphetamine as a "drug of concern." Meanwhile, the lack of serious national debate surrounding the use of marijuana has left the country?s attitudes stagnant, with a knee-jerk reaction to the mere mention of any "illegal" drug meaning political estrangement for any politician willing to broach the topic...