Word: teething
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Even faithful Democrats felt their teeth itching. "I found myself saying, 'Just don't say anything, Al," said Ohio Congressman Ted Strickland. "I don't think he has to try to win every point and cram in every bit of information about every subject. The issues favor my party and my candidate, and because of that it's a little disconcerting that a good argument, a good debate point, would be diminished by the way it's presented...
...famously sharp-fanged Gore that bared his teeth the most, having apparently decided beforehand on Bush's big weak spot: his tax cut and how much of the surplus Bush was handing to "the wealthiest one percent." (About $600 billion that Gore wants to spread around instead, to Medicare, education, paying down the debt. Wealthiest one percent. Medicare, education, paying down the debt. Repeat as necessary, and Gore did.) SEE IT: slow modem | fast modem | broadband...
...mother they were escorting him to a picnic. His aunt tried to scare them off with a gun, but it wasn't loaded. Institutionalized in a Melbourne orphanage, young Archie was told his family had died in a fire. His minders tried to force his hair straight, breaking comb teeth in his frizzy curls. It was a vain attempt by whites to make an Aboriginal child more like them. It didn't work, and the combs weren't the only casualties...
...million Americans--27 of them fatally. The breeds to blame in more than half the fatalities: pit bulls and Rottweilers. So what should you do if approached by an angry-looking canine? Stand still, don't scream, avoid eye contact--and don't smile. A dog interprets smiling as teeth baring, a signal that you're about to launch an attack of your...
...prepackaged Coach U assessment "programs" that resemble school workbooks, with fill-ins and progress charts. The CleanSweep program, for example, lists four categories: physical environment, well-being, money, relationships--with 25 statements in each, alongside little boxes to be checked if true. These range from "My teeth and gums are healthy" to "My investments do not keep me awake at night" and "I receive enough love from people around me to feel good." You're not allowed to check one as true until it is virtually always true, and the program, which promises that it "can be completed in less...