Word: extraness
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...most corrupt in the world are finally facing justice. But over the past couple of months some Bangladeshis have begun to worry that the caretaker government is throwing its weight around a bit too much. Human Rights organizations inside and outside the country accuse the current government of torture, extra-judicial killings and the mass arrest of as many as 200,000 people. Diplomats and international organizations such as the Commonwealth have called for a swift return to democracy...
...left Romania with many things: thanks to my camera-wielding paparazzi of a sister, 958 pictures. Thanks to the good people of Romania, about ten extra pounds. And thanks to that Eastern European sun, absolutely no change in skin pigmentation...
...committee last month that would add two seats to the House of Representatives. One would go to the overwhelmingly Democratic Washington, D.C., while the other would be given to heavily Republican Utah, whose population count during the last census fell just short of netting the state an extra representative. A similar bill passed the House in April and supporters are optimistic that the Senate version has a similarly good shot of passage in the next few months. Standing in their way are President Bush and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, both of whom consider the measure...
...that more clear than Luohu Commercial City. By its very nature, such a robust trade in fake products couldn't survive without cash. Shopkeepers make change from wads of renminbi stuffed in suitcases or pockets. At the few stalls that do accept plastic, it's not without an extra fee that can range anywhere from five to 20%. When, after six hours of shopping and short on funds, I couldn't even use my Amex to pay for dinner. "Cash only," the waiter insisted...
...they're now given a slightly thicker layer of metal on top in expectation that they will ultimately be milled down several times. Fisher says that makes the original manufacturing a bit more expensive, but it's a cost that's more than recouped by the two or three extra lives it gives a part...