What to do when grandparents show a preference? Aug 27, 2008
It s more likely that you ll completely alienate them and eliminate or taint whatever experiences your child was getting with them. Once the child notices, you re probably better off going with Gramma s just like that. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
A corker too dear to drink Aug 21, 2008
Cork taint and faults affect about 10% of all wines. Even Grange. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Lingering shadow cast over remarkable feats Aug 19, 2008
So the cheaters keep getting away -- maybe not forever, but long enough to taint results, put us in that I-knew-it-was-too-good-to-be-true mode and overshadow everything else that happened, like a second-place finisher who did it the right way, or a fourth-place finisher who didn't get a chance to climb onto the medal stand because a user stole the glory. Phelps said he is clean. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Pakistan without Musharraf Aug 19, 2008
The first challenge is to choose a new civilian president, free from any taint of corruption or complicity with past dictatorships. The presidency must also be stripped of the special dictatorial powers that Musharraf seized for himself, including the power to suspend civil liberties and rule by decree. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Researchers claim to have body of 'Bigfoot' Aug 16, 2008
Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman recommends the term Georgia Gorilla be used to remove any taint of ego from the discovery, and so the general public, media, and science will have a comfortable moniker until a formal zoological name may be bestowed. . (Palo Alto Online, CA)
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It is very clear that this channels mission is to taint the BJP and protect and promote the UPA at all costs ... Mockery has been made of our Greatest and Biggest Democracy by few tainted,dubious netas is shocking. (IBNLive.com)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 10, 2008 Aug 11, 2008
" It's really all they got left to complain about.It's really too late for that, we broke it, we own it, as Colin Powell would say. And most grown up's agree, that if you break something, you have a responsibility to make it right.So, what these bitter people are left with is complaining about a win, that they believe we should have never had. They will attempt to taint the win, because like all bitter people, it's all they really have to hold onto.Sad really. Can't even happy for the Iraq's who... (North County Times)
LETTER: McCain would have been branded as racist Aug 7, 2008
McCain decided in 2000 that he didn't want anything to do with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, believing he "would taint the image of the 'Straight Talk Express.'" Kissinger is now the Honorary Co-Chair for his presidential campaign in New York. " father bob wrote on Aug 6, 2008 11:13 AM:" Tom Andres. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Yanks regroup to beat Rangers Aug 7, 2008
And they won't taint their season by relying on excuses ... Which was significant, because with the bullpen still taxed and uncertainty marring the rotation, the Yankees needed as much length from Ponson as they could possibly get. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
O'Brien's blog Aug 2, 2008
But if he continues to stay on, his reputation will become tainted, he will start to lose respect, and he simply does not deserve that ... But at some point you expect them to look in the mirror and realize that they ain t got it anymore and they need to do the right thing and step down before they taint their legacy too much. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
2 notorious cases challenge Malaysia's modesty Aug 2, 2008
Najib has called the allegation in the declaration "total lies, fabrication and total garbage" and a "desperate and pathetic attempt to discredit and taint my political image.". The government charged Raja Petra with criminal libel, a law that lawyers say has not been used in recent memory in Malaysia and which, unlike civil defamation, can carry a two-year prison term. (International Herald Tribune)
15 Months Given To Ex-NBA Ref Donaghy Jul 30, 2008
NEW YORK -- Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison Tuesday for setting off a gambling scandal that tarnished the reputation of the league and raised questions about the taint of betting on the sport. The sentencing in Brooklyn federal court closed a chapter in a scandal that convulsed the NBA, with the league angrily denying Donaghy's claim that corruption among referees runs even deeper. (Click2Houston, TX)
Scientist says Viagra abuse could taint the Games Jul 26, 2008
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POLITICS HITS THE WALL... Jul 25, 2008
Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper. is ABC News' Senior National Correspondent based in the network's Washington bureau. (The Drudge Report)
Lehman Fault-Finding Points to Last Man Standing as Fuld Stock Languishes Jul 23, 2008
Yet Fuld, who declined to be interviewed for this article, also made a series of blunders that threaten to take the firm down or end its independence, and to taint his legacy, says , an analyst at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co.. What he inherited and what he created out of it is amazing,'' Bove says. (Bloomberg)
Jury questioned about deliberations in rape case Jul 23, 2008
He said that did not taint the most recent convictions because the evidence brought up during the second trial was more important. Share This Story. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
No longer child's play Jul 22, 2008
Drug charges taint clean image of Barenaked Ladies. Bruce Ward, Canwest News Service. (Calgary Herald)
Violence after Asaram war cry Jul 19, 2008
Once in the ashram, the television evangelist who has a huge audience sought to equate himself with the Prophet Mohammed, who had been wrongly maligned, and Rajesh Talwar, freed of the taint of murdering daughter Aarushi. Asaram Bapu addresses supporters on Friday. (Calcutta Telegraph)
Mass. Senate Votes Pro Out-of-State Gay Marriage Jul 17, 2008
Patrick, a Democrat and the state's first black governor, said the 95-year-old statute also carries a racist taint. The law dates to a time when the majority of states outlawed interracial marriages. (Time.com)
Never-Before-Seen Photos of McCain's 'Hanoi Hilton' Prison Cell.. Jul 13, 2008
" Sure. You try it. You get handed a chance of release knowing that staying would result in more beatings and more torture (real torture - not the "stand for a while in a cold room" variety that passes for torture by the left) but staying because it would be unfair to others if you got to go home out of turn. Your snotty comments only reflect how pathetic you are and how your partisanship blinds you. jim of MN Jul 11, 2008 15:55:17 PM They plug there ears, lies, and mislead about John McCain's... (The Drudge Report)
Obama a flip-flopper? Jul 13, 2008
You and other Republicans would be screaming from the mountaintops if Gore had not gotten OBL in 7 years of being President ... McCain decided in 2000 that he didnt want anything to do with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, believing he would taint the image of the Straight Talk Express. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Last ghost' of the Vietnam War Jul 13, 2008
As Vietnam presses a reluctant U.S. government to help mop up the damage, the taint of the chemical concoction still lingers in a sleepy Ontario farming town that brewed millions of litres of the stuff for the American war effort ... Agent Orange tainted everyone it touched, and so binds Vietnam not only to the United States, whose fighters also paid a price for the misery they created, but to Canada as well. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Close encounters with North Korea Jul 8, 2008
Jenkins and the soldiers are paired off with foreigners, for their blood must not be allowed to taint the "pure" Korean population. Similar sentiments can be found among some in South Korea, but the version of ethnonationalism that persists in the North embodies a much more unselfconscious racism. (Asia Times Online)
PICTURE THIS: Follies of '49 why the show didn't go on. Jul 5, 2008
The Chifley government's measures, and the fact that some unionists had helped break the strike, did not remove the taint from Labor. The Liberal-Country Party coalition under Robert Menzies swept into power later that year, promising strong action on communism. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Feuding Iraqis reach agreement Jul 4, 2008
So far, the State Department has kept its distance from both efforts so as not to "taint them," according to one US official, who asked not to be identified. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said that he did not know whether the efforts had helped reconciliation, but that they came at a time of incremental improvements on the political front. (Boston Globe)
Company Recalls Half Million Pounds Of Beef Jul 2, 2008
Would this taint of e-coli occurred at the slaughter house. I don't understand exactly how this could happen. (KWTX.com, TX)
Penguin woes signal sea problems Jul 1, 2008
Oil spills regularly taint the water where penguins live off Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil and have contributed to the Punta Tumbo declines, Boersma said. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Canary in a tux? Penguin woes signal sea problems Jul 1, 2008
Oil spills regularly taint the water where penguins live off Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil and have contributed to the Punta Tumbo declines, Boersma said. The problems may be different from place to place, but looking at the numbers for the species overall, "they do give you a clear message," Trathan said. (Albany Times Union)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (June 29) Jul 1, 2008
VH wrote on Jun 30, 2008 2:05 PM:" The war in Iraq has absolutely nothing to do with protecting Americans' freedoms and using the slogan that "freedom isn't free" has been yet another example of how the imperialists have manipulated the American public into buying this war. However, I am not going to let this corrupt administration taint my celebration of the 4th of July. When I celebrate it, I will be thinking of the principles that this country was founded on and that were fought for in the... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Top Food-Safety Misconceptions Jun 29, 2008
When you heard about the recent outbreak of infections caused by Salmonella-tainted tomatoes, odds are you were surprised a mere vegetable was at the heart of the scare ... People tend to think the worst of meat, in particular, due to the number of recent high-profile recalls by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including a November recall of more than 1 million pounds of Cargill Meat Solutions ground beef products, which may have been tainted with E. coli ... And since fresh produce is, of... (Forbes)
Warrants say woman was kidnapped, slain Jun 28, 2008
Lovette's lawyer, Karen Bethea-Shields, said the warrants largely rely on hearsay from a confidential informant that could unfairly taint potential jurors. "Things that you get, you must make sure that you understand these are just allegations and evidence will come from the courtroom," she said. (Boston Globe)
Accused man files lawsuit against county Jun 28, 2008
That statement was made to taint the jury pool and strengthen the state's case against Fonseca, according to the suit. "As a result of pretrial publicity generated by State's Attorney David Nelson, (Fonseca) was forced to wear a bulletproof vest when leaving the courthouse after the verdict, such was the threat to his safety. Deputy Todd Fort said there had been a telephone threat that (Fonseca) would be killed if acquitted. This concern and danger was created by the prosecutor and law... (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Obama manager: Georgia in play Jun 27, 2008
the answer is in your taint. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Justice Dept. accused of political hiring bias Jun 25, 2008
The Justice Department last year implemented new procedures to remove the taint of politics from the hiring process. US Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey said yesterday that the department was implementing additional reforms recommended by authors of the report. (Boston Globe)
Arrington arrested - disorderly conduct Jun 19, 2008
"My reputation my whole life has been as a good guy. I hope that this one accusation doesn't taint my reputation that's been pretty clean.". Fowler was linked to convicted steroids dealer David Jacobs, who was found dead with a female companion in his Plano, Texas, home earlier this month. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Arrington charged in fight Jun 19, 2008
"My reputation my whole life has been as a good guy. I hope that this one accusation doesn't taint my reputation that's been pretty clean."FORMER 49ERS LINEBACKER KILLED: Mike Dukes, who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and two AFL teams from 1959 to 1965, was killed in a traffic accident this week in Beaumont, Texas. He was 72. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Greater scrutiny Jun 19, 2008
"Science has to be the first priority. You have to make sure whatever study you are doing is free from any kind of contamination or impurity that might taint the results," says Jim Nichols, the business development leader and technology for Triangle-based architecture firm O'Brien/Atkins Associates. The firm has designed more than 4 million square feet of lab space, including Targacept's headquarters and the new Richard H. Dean Biomedical Research Building in the Piedmont Triad Research Park. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Sex drugs' critics hate tawdry trade Jun 19, 2008
But many more of these supplements have been tainted with erectile dysfunction drugs that require a prescription and can be dangerous in combination with other drugs ... Many pastors and businessmen share her fear that sex products taint Southeast's image as a neighborhood where illicit sex thrives. (News & Observer)
To Swift-Boat or Not Jun 14, 2008
No matter how thoroughly a charge may be discredited, enough taint remains to support an argument. The fundamental dishonesty is the suggestion that the issue, whatever it is, really matters. (Time.com)
Judge turns down defense request in Tucson kidnapping case Jun 11, 2008
Assistant Attorney General Kim Ortiz countered that inconsistencies in the statements of the alleged victim and co-defendants made should be something for a jury to consider at trial and didn't taint the indictment process. A trial date has not been set. (FOX 11, AZ)
Meet the new beat writer Jun 10, 2008
The players may like him but he has the taint of the past. Anderson could come over, but that raises the question why not earlier in the season. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Notice anything missing from your burger? Jun 9, 2008
The taint is said to be found in raw Roma and salad type tomatoes. The problem over the tomatoes highlights the uncertainties related to today s mass food production where gigantic farms, specializing in only a few products each season, have edged out local, smaller farms ... It is from the larger farms that most problems have come, including the outbreaks of illness due to tainted spinach just last year, according to the FDA.. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Dean, Pelosi, Reid push Friday deadline for superdelegates; force end of Clinton bid... Jun 5, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: Dean, Pelosi, Reid set Friday deadline for superdelegates' choices, move to force end to Clinton bid : Top of the Ticket : Los Angeles Times. With the final primary concluded barely hours before, top Democratic Party leaders in Washington early this morning ratcheted up the pressure to force all remaining uncommitted superdelegates to make their choice of candidate known by Friday -- and thus end the now hopeless, onetime front-running campaign of New York Sen. (The Drudge Report)
McCain Not Sitting Idle as Democrats Tussle Jun 2, 2008
The Democrat's response has been tart as he aims to taint McCain by association with Bush, whose popularity ratings are at record lows with four out of five Americans believing their country is on the wrong course. After Bush and McCain held a private fundraising event, the Obama camp said: "John McCain can run from the cameras, but he can't hide from the fact that he's aiming to continue George Bush's policies for a disastrous third term.". (Newsmax)
‘Bat Man' looks to prove doubters wrong May 31, 2008
And it could taint your career if people don't know who you are. Maybe expectations about Odom are low, but three Broncos players who were in the San Francisco Giants' minor league system say they've seen him throw in the 93 mph range. (Missoulian, MT)
Minor leaguer traded for 10 bats seeks redemption May 31, 2008
"What's happened to him - I'm going to go ahead and say it - it's pretty low. It's kind of like a slap in the face. And it could taint your career if people don't know who you are.". Maybe expectations about Odom are low, but three Broncos players who were in the San Francisco Giants' minor league system say they've seen him throw in the 93 mph range. (AZCentral -- News)
Obama eyes victory over Clinton next week... May 30, 2008
Obama, who has used the Iraq war to taint McCain by association with President George W. Bush, told The New York Times he was considering an overseas trip this summer after securing the Democratic nod. "Iraq would obviously be at the top of the list of stops," the Democrat said, while scorning McCain's offer of a joint trip as a "political stunt" as the Republican hammered his plans to pull most US troops out of Iraq. (The Drudge Report)
Water chief resigns May 26, 2008
Rockland officials are hoping the resignation last week of embattled Water Commissioner Thomas W. Hannigan will remove a taint on the town and clear the way for pending capital projects ... Town officials called him a disgrace, said he should answer to the allegations or step down, and said the allegations tainted town government. (Boston Globe)
Obama Presence Spurs Wesleyan To Close Graduation May 24, 2008
Officials stressed they and Obama did not want the event to turn into a political rally, which could taint the experience for some graduates and jeopardize the university's nonprofit, tax-exempt status. They said campaign materials, like signs or banners, would not be allowed into the controlled area. (FOX61, CT)
39 comments May 24, 2008
All it takes is one gaffe to taint a Republican for life. The political establishment never let Dan Quayle live down his fateful misspelling of "potatoe." The New York Times distorted and misreported the first President Bush's questions about new scanner technology at a grocers' convention to brand him permanently as out of touch. (Human Events Online)
Judge: Public will not hear taped testimony May 22, 2008
But allowing media and the public to hear the testimony could taint future juries, who would read about the testimony prior to trial. No trial date has been set yet in Selenski s trial for the 2002 strangulations of former pharmacist Michael Kerkowski and Kerkowski s girlfriend Tammy Fassett. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Don't be fooled by myths about refinery May 22, 2008
Hans Solo wrote on May 21, 2008 9:27 AM:" Keith says This makes it look as if the locals are behind the opposition....Keith, you have to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh and reading those science fiction stories.The locals ARE behind the opposition. We are the ones who would have to live by the oil refinery. We are the ones who would have to breath the air and worry about whether an oil spill would taint the very shallow aquifer there.On second thought, since you seem to have such a fertile... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Will history ever show 'Big Brown*?' May 22, 2008
" There is a great debate in the horse racing world over just how helpful and just how dangerous anabolic steroids are. Do they aid a horse's recovery between races? Do they build muscle mass, as steroids do in humans? If that's the case, it's possible more leg injuries are occurring because of the horse's increased bulk. "It's tradition for horses to be given steroids, and you hear a lot of veterinarians defending tradition, but they are defending a tradition that is harming racing," said... (USA Today -- Sports)
REGIONAL BRIEFS May 22, 2008
But allowing media and the public to hear the testimony could taint future juries, who would read about the testimony prior to trial. Barletta to Kanjorski: Divert dam money. (Scranton Times, PA)
State notifies parents before releasing awful test scores May 21, 2008
My taking on that responsibility also ensures that the idlemindedness, treachery and holier-than-thou attitudes of folks such as yourself are not allowed to taint their young, precious minds. And for some of you to admit that you're teachers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Atlanta doesn't deserve Super Bowls May 20, 2008
Could someone at the ajc get this agenda ridden geek out of here and hire someone not so prejudice to write sports stories without the usual taint of hatred for the owner in EVERY SINGLE article. How long has it been that TM did not call out Arthur Blank in an article. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Oregon-based Mercy Corps defends Chevron gift to aid Myanmar May 17, 2008
Agencies seem more immediately inclined to accept corporate money for specific emergencies than to enter long-term partnerships with companies whose records could taint the humanitarian cause. The International Organization for Migration accepted a $400,000 Chevron gift for Myanmar, said Niurka Pineiro, a spokeswoman. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Interpol says computer files came from Colombian rebels May 16, 2008
The 39-page public forensic report by the France-based international police agency concluded Colombian authorities did not always follow internationally accepted methods for handling computer evidence, but said that did not taint the data. Interpol said it reviewed 610 gigabytes of data including 210,888 images, 37,872 written documents, 22,481 Web pages, 10,537 sound and video files, 7,989 e-mail addresses and 452 spreadsheets. (Boston Globe)
Attorney Objects To Book By Teenage Bride May 16, 2008
(May 15, 2008)--An attorney says a book and promotional tour by the teenage bride who helped convict polygamist leader Warren Jeffs could taint the jury pool in the upcoming criminal trial of her former husband in Utah. Elissa Wall's book, "Stolen Innocence," was released Tuesday by publisher William Morrow. (KWTX.com, TX)
Potential jurors in murder trial read article in Leesville Daily Leader May 15, 2008
The newspaper contained an article about the trial with information that could possibly taint the jury. The article had also been read over two local radio stations. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
Test-Tube Baby Genes May Predict Survival in Womb, Prevent Multiple Births May 14, 2008
The thing that has plagued IVF for a number of years is the nasty taint of multiple pregnancies,'' said Jones, a senior research fellow at the university's Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories. We're hoping to develop a technology whereby we say, `This is the best embryo in the cohort, transfer it alone','' she said by phone yesterday. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
LETTERS: NCT, May 9, 2008 May 10, 2008
Such knowledge of the immigration status of an accused man on a capital crime could taint the jury pool. This could lead to more appeals after a guilty finding was rendered. (North County Times)
Top MU office probes KWMU operations May 9, 2008
"We're not into spreading rumors -- you can taint individuals.". The review was ordered by Thomas George, UMSL chancellor. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Five signs he's not interested May 7, 2008
However, the few should not taint your desire for spiritual nourishment ... Our dating practices have become tainted because we allow ourselves multiple options. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
EU Urged to Reject 3 New Biotech Crops May 6, 2008
Environmental groups warn the potato contains a gene making it resistant to antibiotics that could spread to conventional crops and taint the food chain. Environmentalists say food shortages are not due to Europe's biotech rules and can easily be made up by increasing production of conventional crops. (Newsmax)
