Word: though
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Some of the athletes and coaches disqualified from the Sydney Games offered impressive, though futile, explanations for breaking drug rules...
...Though Bush's education plan has at its core what are commonly known as school vouchers, he refuses to use the V word. It doesn't test well. "School choice" is more popular. And while aides insist Bush's Social Security plan wasn't tested in advance, the words he uses to describe it were. Which is why you'll rarely hear him call for "private" retirement accounts; "personal accounts" are less scary. And last week Bush mocked Gore's promise to give tax cuts only to "the right people," an assault that focus groups told him would work...
Greenwood, editor in chief of Essence magazine, is spearheading a renaissance in Stuyvesant Heights. Though touched by urban strife decades ago, the close-knit, family-centered neighborhood has been illuminated by new businesses. African Americans savor a sense of pride and connectedness at Akwaaba Mansion, and savvy travelers from other backgrounds enjoy an entree into a fascinating historical community where a warm welcome prevails www.akwaaba.com...
...Though most come for the great outdoors, there's lots to do indoors too. Jackson Hole is considered a world center for Western art, with the National Museum of Wildlife Art and lots of galleries. Says a devotee who recently left Wildflower with recipe cards and a reservation for next winter: "I can't wait to see the place all covered in snow" www.jacksonholewildflower.com...
...Shaws pay their greatest homage, though, to Chicago writers. A guest can curl up in the queen-size bed in the Sara Paretsky Room and get lost in a V.I. Warshawski mystery. Or creep in on little cat feet to the Carl Sandburg Room. The Mike Royko Room, with its antique three-quarter bed, is best suited for the lone traveler, while the Studs Turkel Suite in the carriage house provides a break from Working...