Word: pulling
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...other words, the rich reduce their carbon output by not one ounce. But drawing on the hundreds of millions of net worth in the Kodak Theatre, they pull out lunch money to buy ecological indulgences. The last time the selling of pardons was prevalent--in a predecessor religion to environmentalism called Christianity--Martin Luther lost his temper and launched the Reformation...
...Congress's cross hairs is Sampson's former boss, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. On Tuesday, Bush said Gonzales "has got work to do up there," pacifying lawmakers, and though some read that as a possible prelude to Gonzales' forced resignation, most Administration watchers doubt the President would ever pull the plug himself on a Texas loyalist such as the Attorney General, who has been with Bush for years...
ROGER AILES, chairman and CEO of Fox, intentionally confusing the Democrat's name with that of Osama bin Laden. The comment prompted Democrats to pull out of a planned presidential debate that would have been co-hosted by the network...
...said New York Senator Charles Schumer, looking forward to a series of hearings and resolutions. "We are going to continue this discussion ... and we believe the more [the war] is debated and discussed ... the less flexibility the President will have in maintaining his course." Why not just try to pull the plug? Maybe Schumer has read about...
...books? The first one was good. The second one was okay. The third one was manageable. The fourth one—I couldn’t get myself to read the fourth one. Seriously, you know the author’s getting desperate when she has to pull out a long lost sister. And now a fifth? How many more times can we stand to read about Becky Bloomwood shopping herself into debt without wanting to strangle her? This is utterly depressing. I need to go on a major shopping spree to cheer myself...