affair
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In a statement, Jen Benedet, the department’s acting deputy director of public affairs, said the decision was “based on a scientific and legal review of the application.”
From Los Angeles Times
This is a remarkable state of affairs for an agency whose goals enjoy broad public support.
The drama of deadline day has always been something of a quiet affair across the other top leagues.
From BBC
His areas of focus span U.S. politics and national affairs, technology, business and major world events.
Before that, he was the editor of SCOTUSblog and wrote a column on legal affairs for National Journal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
