Word: split
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...rivalry between the two lawmakers dates back to 1995, when Tauzin, then a Democrat, switched parties and was rewarded with the chairmanship of a key subcommittee--though not before an angry Oxley, whose seniority was being usurped, weighed in and forced House Speaker Newt Gingrich to split the subcommittee in two. Now Oxley oversees the financial industry and hazardous-waste issues, and Tauzin looks after telecommunications and trade...
...torso on the downswing. He weakened his grip slightly, turning the back of his left hand more square to the target. And as he gained more strength in his forearms, Woods held the clubface square to the target line--with his left wrist slightly bowed--for a crucial split second longer through impact. That produced more consistently straight shots than the old swing, in which Woods rolled his wrists earlier...
...were 17, have announced a temporary and "amicable" separation. Maybe they'll be comforted to know stars almost 20 years older don't find the love-honor-cherish thing any easier. HELEN HUNT and HANK AZARIA, married only half as long but dating since 1994, have also announced a split. They too "are still very good friends." Both couples are apparently too chummy to talk divorce...
Oliver David Cruz, the slow-witted (IQ: 63) rapist-murderer executed in Texas Wednesday, chose a south-of-the-border theme for his last supper: spicy beef fajitas, beans and rice, flour tortillas, onions, tomatoes, avocados, a banana split and orange juice...
Here's the difference. The TV episodes boil 24 hours of bickering housemates into 22 minutes (longer on Wednesday and Saturday nights). The website gives me the full feed, split into four different webcams, which allows me to play junior psychologist and professional voyeur 24 hours a day, seven days a week...