Word: magnetism
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...Seine and the City of Science and Industry on Paris' northern border with Aubervilliers are on the rise. St.-Denis, meanwhile, boasts popular tours of the architecturally stunning sports stadium Stade de France, which was built to host the 1998 World Cup but has wound up becoming a magnet for the area since then...
...potential GOP primary lineup by forming her own gubernatorial exploratory committee. Already equipped with a powerful roster of statewide co-chairs and political endorsements - and a history of big-time fundraising - Whitman and her team looked anything but exploratory. Whitman, 52, was a national co-chair and money magnet for the McCain/Palin ticket in 2008. In a statement, she said, "California faces challenges unlike any other time in its history - a weak and faltering economy, massive job losses and an exploding state budget deficit. California is better than this, and I refuse to stand by and watch it fail...
...against Saddam Hussein only to see his tyranny give way to the mob rule of Shi'ite militias, both the city and province of Basra have sustained deep wounds over almost 30 years. British forces and government agencies based in Basra after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion became a magnet for militia attacks and struggled to deliver on promises of reconstruction and development. But in March 2008, the Iraqi army launched an operation code-named Charge of the Knights to disperse the militias. Since autumn, violence has been replaced by an uneasy calm, and with Britain preparing to withdraw...
...Sunstein seemed not to struggle with was romance. According to McArdle, most Middlesex graduates entered college with a distinct uneasiness around the opposite sex, but Sunstein managed to overcome this with his natural charms. McArdle recalls that Sunstein was “in many ways...kind of a chick magnet because he had this very innocent look and was bright.”It was not until his third and senior year at Harvard that he decided to enter law school instead of pursuing English graduate work, Sunstein said in a 2008 interview with Fifteen Minutes...
...would never want to put someone else's life in danger when they have to sit next to the bullet magnet. But if I'm wanted, if I'm needed, then I will serve my country as I signed up to do." - Washington Post...