Word: throwed
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...income brackets. The plan would eliminate the "bubble" that taxes income over $194,00 less than income over $71,900--a clearly inequitable part of our tax system. It is a plan that puts the partisan debate over the budget in the starkest terms: which party is willing to throw the government into insolvency to protect the few who profited the most from the excesses of the 1980s...
Lastly, I was repulsed by Enis' dismissal of the Palestinians killed as "attention grabbers" or "rabble rousers." My cousin was beaten to death by Israeli troops in the early days of the uprising. He did not throw rocks at the foreign army outside his door in order to see his name in print; he did not give his life so that he could be on the six o'clock news. Palestinians, Mr. Enis, risk their lives resisting the Israeli occupation because their lives under occupation are no longer worth living. Had this been Kuwaitis pelting Iraqis with stones, the world...
...difficult to celebrate the winning of a fellowship, as there is no insignia merchandise to buy, and everyone else is far too jealous to throw you a party...
Some analysts think they have detected a bipartisan "throw the bums out" mood building among the electorate this year. If so, it is a mood to be encouraged. Elections for the House and a third of the Senate will be held in less than a month, and the voters, having witnessed the spectacle in $ Washington, could do worse than simply elect challengers across the board. They could, as a matter of fact, do a lot worse; they could return all the incumbents for another term of madness. And if, two years hence, the voters are no longer willing to tolerate...
...afford to let her live," he whispers to empty air. "But first -- my vengeance I'm going to enjoy myself with her." Reading Sheldon's drivel offers an important reassurance: travelers who stick with Demiris and Catherine till the end can endure whatever misery the airlines throw at them...