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| McCain Makes a Run at Michigan Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:59:00 EDT If McCain wins the election, it may be thanks to Michigan -- a prize the Republicans think they can claim for the first time in nearly 20 years.
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| The Party's Over Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:39:00 EDT Millions of voters have moved out of the political party system. The decline of loyalty has made politics less stable and predictable -- and has resulted in close elections, writes Alan Brinkley.
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| A New View on TV Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:26:00 EDT A group of young economists are using statistical techniques to examine how television affects society, and their research shows it's not all bad.
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| Hockey Rink Leads to Legal Trouble Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:30:00 EDT The biggest project that Palin undertook as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, was an indoor sports complex. But what was to be her legacy has turned into a financial mess that continues to plague Wasilla.
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| What's Hot…and Not Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:45:00 EDT A graphical look at how different investments, from REIT shares to crude oil, fared last week.
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| Telluride Thrills Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:05:00 EDT Indian dazzler "Slumdog Millionaire" and French film "I Loved You So Long" were highlights at this year's Telluride Film Festival.
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| The Biology of Ideology Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:19:00 EDT Researchers have found tantalizing hints that our voting practices can be traced to a political psyche shaped by genetic traits.
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| Roger Goodell Tackles NFL Strife Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:53:00 EDT For the past two years, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has run the most powerful sports league in the world. As new season opens, he discusses discipline issues, labor strife, overseas expansion and boosting revenue.
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| Chronic Disease Battle Requires Better Tools Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:41:00 EDT The chronic disease epidemic is upon us. The biggest challenge in primary-care medicine is dealing with the complications of obesity, diabetes and hypertension.
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| The New Pajama Look: Better in Bed? Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:29:00 EDT At New York fashion week, designers are expected to show pajama-inspired clothes meant to be worn in daylight. But the pajama parade has some retailers and customers scratching their heads.
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| McCain Makes Calculated V.P. Bet Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:07:00 EDT McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was a surprise choice aimed at picking up Clinton supporters. (Announcement)
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| Some in Congress Plan to Skip Convention Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:31:00 EDT Some Congressional Republicans will skip the party's convention, which is scheduled at the beginning of the most intensive campaign period in congressional races.
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| Wal-Mart Girds for Hurricane Gustav Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:15:00 EDT Wal-Mart has become an emergency-relief standard bearer following its quick response to Hurricane Katrina. As Gustav approaches, the emergency-operations center at Wal-Mart has gone into full swing.
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| Economy Tops Obama's Agenda Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:17:00 EDT Obama has gone a long way toward wooing Clinton supporters and persuading voters beyond the Democratic convention that he would be safe as commander in chief. His next imperative: Make the rest of the fall campaign about middle-class economic anxiety.
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| Women Weigh McCain's Choice of Palin Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:24:00 EDT A key question surrounding McCain's choice of Palin as a running mate: Will her biography, and her gender, be enough to attract Democrats disgruntled with their own party for failing to nominate Clinton.
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| Power Play Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:33:00 EDT The nature of nations, like people, never changes. Today's political realists say economics rather than military might has become the guiding principle of countries, but the conflict in Georgia shows otherwise, argues Robert Kagan.
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| MSNBC Anchors' Fights Go Live Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:14:00 EDT The Democratic convention was supposed to be MSNBC's coming-out party as a hub for politics. But a year of programming and personnel changes have led to behind-the-scenes strains, which have bubbled to the surface.
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| More Artists Steer Clear of iTunes Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:22:00 EDT A growing number of record companies are starting to think Apple's iTunes service is crimping overall sales.
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| Democrats to Show Religious Side Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:03:00 EDT The convention will be a sharp signal that a party heavy with liberals and secularists is trying to make political peace with God and wants voters to be comfortable not just with the policies of their president, but his spiritual compass, as well.
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| Refining Tennis's Rebel King Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:49:00 EDT Tennis star Rafael Nadal's visibility and marketing potential are rising, prompting a redesign of his image, including new outfits from Nike.
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| Mitsubishi Looks to Russia for Growth Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:38:00 EDT Mitsubishi will unveil a key part of the company's new overseas growth strategy, with its Pajero Sport sport-utility vehicle at the Moscow Auto Show. President Osamu Masuko discusses why Russia is a primary target for future growth and the company's plans for its electric vehicle, the i-MiEV.
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| Biden Camp Pressed Hard for No. 2 Spot Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:32:00 EDT As a 2008 presidential candidate, Biden dropped out of the race quickly. But as a candidate to be Obama's running mate, the veteran Delaware senator outcampaigned rivals by successfully arguing that his benefits outweighed some considerable baggage.
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| How the West Will Be Won Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:17:00 EDT The West evokes thoughts of classic heroes riding into troubled towns, bringing justice and order. The candidate who captures that myth -- and the region's swing voters -- will have the advantage.
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| The Backstory on the Buffett Book Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:25:00 EDT One of the most anticipated books of the fall is "The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life," which will join the estimated 60 titles in print about the billionaire investor. But Buffett, who pledged his cooperation to first-time author Alice Schroeder, doesn't currently have plans to promote the book.
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| In China, Olympians Are Awarded New Names Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:02:43 EST To the rest of the world, he's Michael Phelps. But for most Chinese, he's Maikeer Feierpusi. Like most of the other 10,000 athletes who aren't Chinese, Phelps has been assigned a Chinese name that is used by a vast domestic audience for whom Western names are just so much Greek.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 03, 2009 is:
zeugma • \ZOOG-muh\ • noun
: the use of a word to modify two or more words in such a way that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one
Example sentence:
"Torpedoes hit their mark! Ship and many hopes sink!" said the headline, employing vivid zeugma.
Did you know?
"Zeugma, like the pun, is economical: it contracts two sentences into one . . . it links unrelated terms -- mental with moral, abstract with physical, high with low -- and thus generates surprise." (Walter Redfern, Puns) "Zeugma," which has been a part of the English language since the 15th century, comes from Greek, where it literally means "joining." The Greek word has another connection to English as well. In the early 1970s, a chemistry professor named Paul Lauterbur developed a technique for producing images of internal organs. He called it "zeugmatography," because it involved the joining of magnetic fields. Lauterbur was awarded a Nobel Prize, but the name he chose didn’t stick. The technique is known today as magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI.