apprehensive

The Bush administration is especially apprehensive

about returning detainees to Yemen

because of a massive jailbreak two years ago

in which 13 Qaeda operatives escaped,

including Jamal al-Badawi, who was indicted for the USS Cole bombing.

comprehend

This is only partly a coincidence:

the prevalence of such devices suggests

that commercial filmmakers don't believe their audiences

can comprehend science without the help of magical thinking.

consume

It's possible that the United States can greatly reduce

its use of energy in our buildings, which consume 40 percent

of our energy.

deceit

It showed how amid family chaos and deceit social workers

have to seek out and make sense of often conflicting

and incomplete information and then

make major life determining decisions.

exceptional

For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional,

the proper formulation is,

"Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious."

excerpt

Americahas shown Russia, China

and others excerpts from a cache of computer files

appearing to show work by Iranian technicians

to shape a missile cone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

exempt

It was Ross and his fellow blue dogs

who slowed the health-care debate on Capitol Hill

by insisting on provisions that would exempt more businesses

from the eventual mandate to cover their employees.

occupy

Buildings are rarely designed to save energy,

because those who put them up do not usually pay the bills

and those who occupy them choose them for their views

or their looks, not their energy-efficiency.

newborn

Uncle Cooper, congratulations to you on the newborn.

Thanks, James!