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| Rep. Lewis: McCain Sowing Seeds Of Hatred Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:46:48 EDT Rep. John Lewis, a veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Gov. George Wallace fostered in Alabama in the 1960s. |
| Palin's Record On Church-State Separation Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:00:02 EDT An Associated Press review of the Republican vice presidential candidate's record as Wasilla mayor and Alaska governor reveals her use of elected office to promote religious causes in ways that blur the line between church and state. |
| All That Money You Lost - Where Did It Go? Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:30:05 EDT Trillions in stock market value - gone. Trillions in retirement savings - gone. A huge chunk of the money you paid for your house, the money you're saving for college, the money your boss needs to make payroll - gone, gone, gone. |
| Opponents Of U.S. Gloat Over Fiscal Crisis Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:00:02 EDT America's opponents in the Middle East are gloating over the financial meltdown in the United States, painting it as divine retribution for past misdeeds against Muslims and the last gasps of a dying empire. |
| Mexican Pot Gangs Pollute National Parks Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:00:02 EDT National forests and parks - long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels - have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of America because of the toxic chemicals needed to eke lucrative harvests from rocky mountainsides. |
| Thousands Of Christians Flee Mosul Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:22:10 EDT Hundreds of terrified Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite months of U.S. and Iraqi military operations to secure the northern Iraqi city, political and religious officials said. |
| The Next Banking Bomb? Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:30:04 EDT While many were concerned with the housing bubble and mortgage-backed securities, Dorgan was concerned about what many now believe may be the next shoe to drop, the so-called credit derivatives market known to most as credit default swaps. |
| Kenya Uses Text Messages To Track Elephant Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:30:02 EDT Kenya is the first country to try elephant texting as a way to protect both a growing human population and the wild animals that now have less room to roam. |
| North Korea OKs Nuke Inspection Demands Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:00:06 EDT North Korea has agreed to all U.S. nuclear inspection demands, allowing the Bush administration to remove the communist country from a U.S. terrorism blacklist. |
| Palin Abused Power, Ethics Report Finds Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:30:02 EDT A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. |
| Norbert Hits Mexico, Weakens To Category 1 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:00:02 EDT Hurricane Norbert swept across Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula, tearing off roofs and forcing hundreds of people to flee flooded homes. |
| Officials: U.S. Strike Kills 3 In Pakistan Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:00:02 EDT Two Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three people near a market close to the Afghan border. |
| Bush: U.S. Will Work With Others On Crisis Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:00:02 EDT President Bush emerged from a meeting with foreign financial officials on Saturday and pledged a global response to the credit crisis that will lead toward a "path of stability and long-term growth." |
| French, German Leaders Nix Rescue Fund Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:30:04 EDT The leaders of France and Germany rejected the notion of creating a common financial rescue fund for Europe, but insisted that a coordinated response will emerge after a weekend summit. |
| Paulson Endorses Plan To Buy Into Banks Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:05 EDT Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that the Bush administration will move ahead with a plan to buy stock in financial institutions. |
| Chrysler, GM Discuss Merger, Acquisition Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:30:04 EDT General Motors Corp., Chrysler LLC and Cerberus Capital Management LP have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to a person familiar with the talks. |
| Assisted Suicide On Ballot In Wash. State Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:30:02 EDT The emotionally charged battle over end-of-life decisions has taken to the airwaves as Washington State voters decide whether to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. |
| Lisa Marie Presley Gives Birth To Twins Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:30:03 EDT Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. |
| Napa Valley Fire Threatens Homes, Wineries Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:30:03 EDT Hundreds of firefighters are battling a fast-growing wildfire that is threatening homes and wineries in California's Napa Valley. |
| Israel Hosts Cancer-Stricken Iranian Boy Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:01 EDT The head of an Israeli hospital where an Iranian boy is being treated for a brain tumor said Friday he hoped the gesture will help improve understanding between the bitterly divided countries. |
| Eating Out At Home, On A Budget Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:00:05 EDT The Food Netowrk's Anne Burrell showed how to make restaurant-quality meals in your own kitchen and prepared an Italian meal as The Saturday Early Show's "Chef on a Shoestring." How does spaghetti and meatballs strike you?! |
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 13, 2008 is:
koine • \koy-NAY\ • noun
1 : the Greek language commonly spoken and written in eastern Mediterranean countries in the Hellenistic and Roman periods *2 : a dialect or language of a region that has become the common or standard language of a larger area
Example sentence:
Koines inevitably developed in the early British colonies as different dialects converged.
Did you know?
Koine, which means "common" or "shared" in Greek, was the language spoken in the eastern Mediterranean countries from the 4th century B.C. until the time of the Byzantine emperor Justinian (mid-6th century A.D.). In linguistics, the word "koine" is applied to a language developed from contact between dialects of the same language over a large region. Basically, a koine adopts those grammatical and lexical elements from the dialects of the region that are easily recognized by most area speakers and dispenses with those that are not.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.