Word: elect
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...discounting them the way they will sometimes discount Greenspan's moves. And the Fed chairman is a staunch political independent, while the energy secretary is always a political dependent. The SRP, reserved for national emergencies, stands to become a political plaything of the administration, used to tweak prices and elect vice presidents, and soon all 570 million barrels will be in play. Want to heat voters' homes this winter? Buy them some heating oil, but don't try to play puppetmaster with the markets. It's a dangerous game not fit for a Cabinet member...
...indeed able to play, Harvard Coach Tim Wheaton would likely elect to go with three players up front with Totman joining Moore and sophomore Joey Yenne at the forward spots. It would be the first time the Crimson have played with such a formation this year; until now, Harvard has been utilizing a 4-4-2 setup...
...good Puritan tradition, we'd love to be the elect. But what we're chosen for is important as well. Not only was Harry hand-picked, he was hand-picked to learn magic. This is no ordinary task, but something on which the world depends: a matter of good and evil, of plugging yourself into these great unknown forces and currents swirling around the globe...
That's a stretch. The Vice President is many things, but easy-going is not one of them. He is extraordinarily intense. If Americans decide they want a regular guy in the White House, they'll elect George W. Bush, who is also tightly wound but does a much better job of hiding it. The parade of Gore relatives was exhausting and a little pointless (news flash: Gore's brother-in-law thinks he's great). But from time to time, the real Gore did come through. During All Things Al, some of the speakers were arrayed...
...Arab-American Institute, told Lieberman in 1992 that aides were refusing to let Arab Americans work in the Clinton presidential campaign. Lieberman phoned George Stephanopoulos. "This is an Orthodox Jewish Senator calling a Greek-American communications director and saying I want these Arab Americans in this campaign to elect a Southern Baptist President, and I want it done now!" Zogby says Lieberman declared. After that they were...