Word: pulling
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...Civic activism. It's on the rise, and it's becoming better organized. ngos are working together, sharing information, holding joint events. They are drawing not just politicians but professionals and even some civic-minded businesspeople. These are smart folk who know what buttons to press and levers to pull. Already, by going to court, they have stopped the government from reclaiming even more land from what little harbor we have left. Now they are fighting for a host of causes, from fewer skyscrapers and roads to a minimum wage for low-skilled workers to patients' rights to better education...
...must support the coalition in Iraq. It doesn't matter how much of a mistake we think we made going in. We have to stick around and clean up the mess. If the coalition were to pull out now, it would leave behind a very unstable, weak nation at the mercy of its neighbors. Iran considers itself the new big dog in the yard and is fueling the civil war in Iraq. How long would it be before Iran moves in for the kill? If it were allowed to take over Iraq, it would be the most powerful nation...
...know if it's true President Bush called [Pakistan President Pervez] Musharraf and said, 'Why can't we catch this guy?'" ROGER AILES chairman and CEO of Fox News, deliberately confusing the Illinois Senator's name with that of Osama bin Laden, which prompted Democrats to pull out of a Reno, Nevada, presidential debate co-hosted by the network...
...advising us to recycle the remains of last night’s rager: “Solo cups,” she says. “They’re something that’s really huge.” The dining hall offers Harvard students another opportunity to pull ahead in RecycleMania. “We have recycling for all our cardboard, all our metal cans, all our glasses and recyclable materials,” says HUDS Director for Marketing and Communications Crista Martin. According to Martin, students should try to minimize waste by choosing reasonable portions...
...question at the heart of Girouard's case is whether he ordered three Iraqi men killed during a raid last May in the Thar Thar Canal. During the raid, soldiers took four men captive. Shortly before the soldiers were supposed to pull out, three of the detainees were allegedly shot by two soldiers in Girouard's squad, Corey R. Clagett and William B. Hunsaker. One of the three Iraqis who did not die right away was allegedly shot point-blank by another soldier, Juston R. Graber, in what's been described as a mercy killing. Initially, squad members claimed that...