Word: nodded
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Starting to sound a little like Florida? Bush taking the hard Republican line on sampling would set off all the same vote-suppression firestorms and make Bush's picks of Colin, Condi and Rod Paige look like window dressing; giving the nod to sampling - for the first time in history - would be taken by GOPers as a betrayal...
...endorsement of the political wheeling and dealing that goes on at this school. We adhere to our principles so long as they don't conflict with our avaricious aspirations, and we admire our leaders so long as we know we'll eventually have a wink and a nod coming back at us from their direction...
...What he'll read off that TelePrompTer if he bows to Bush on Wednesday can set both men off on the right foot. He can nod ruefully at the machinery of our election and praise the resiliency of our democracy (and the wisdom of its high court), making special mention of the American ability to embrace the imperfect. A blessing for both these guys. And how Bush receives it will be everything for his first 100 days. Admitting there were vexing problems with his victory - and promising to try vigorously to fix them for next time - is a good preamble...
...logic was one of the foundations of the Oslo peace process, which is why one of its key authors on Tuesday raised the alarm over the state of the Palestinian economy after more than two months of the new intifada. And the World Bank, which seldom acts without a nod from the U.S., on Wednesday made an unprecedented donation of $12 million to the beleaguered Palestinian Authority for immediate job-creation programs...
...audience waited nearly an hour after the opening act-and three hours after the 8 p.m. door opening - before the Burning Band finally took the stage. This patience paid off. The Burning Band tore into the music from the Spear's most famous song, "Marcus Garvey," and got heads nodding and bodies bouncing immediately. After five minutes or so of this jam, Burning Spear finally joined his band on stage. With his shirt partly tucked and his tie loosely knotted, the Spear seemed to make a rather casual nod toward formality. After introducing the lyrics to another...