Word: thronging
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...went out spouting characteristic vitriol, calling members of the same conservative wing of the GOP that was crucial to his success "cannibals," and claiming he had been "blackmailed" into resigning. Following Gingrich's resignation, a throng of Republicans announced their candidacy for the Speaker's post and other leadership positions. Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) and Rep. Robert Livingston (R-La.)--both of whom preach the radical notion of working with the minority party--have emerged as top candidates to replace Gingrich...
...speedy Canadian Schootte placed 16th out of a field of 292 runners, running the 3.1-mile course in a time of 18:08. Coming to the front of the massive throng of runners early, Schotte established her place at the front of the pack by the first mile mark, and picked off runners from there to claim 16th by the end of the race...
...Year's Eve, Brazilians pay homage to Iemanja, the African queen of the sea. Millions of revelers clad entirely in white, a symbol of purity in Afro-Brazilian culture, throng the beaches of Rio de Janeiro to placate Iemanja and court good luck by lighting candles and tossing flowers, cosmetics and other gifts into the ocean for the vain goddess...
...says of the largely white, evangelical See You population, "I am pretty proud of them for expressing themselves in the way that they are doing." His observations lead him to believe that "these are children who have made their decision and come to [God] on their own." Certainly the throng at the post-See You rally at Wichita's Metropolitan Complex auditorium seems self-propelled, if adult-organized. A band plays Christian rock, and the teens let loose. An emcee asks how the See Yous went, and the answer is a prolonged roar. The kids bellow a tune with...
...gives grandeur to tragedy and rivets eyes that would otherwise wander. Maybe it's the Russian soul, that famously long-suffering bit of global ether that gave Dostoevsky and Tolstoy their golden touches. Maybe it's the sweeping snowscapes, or the songs, and that there's just no throng like a Russian throng, fur hats and all. Or maybe it's all those nukes. Whatever it is, it pulls Reds back from the brink and into the pantheon of really long, turgid movies worth watching...