The politicians refused to play ball with the journalists.

In the latter half of May, reading became difficult because of uncontrollable hurry and perseveration: once he had started to read he would read faster and faster without regard for the sense or syntax, and unable to stop this festinant reading he would have to shut the book with a snap after each sentence or paragraph, so that he could digest its sense before rushing ahead.

In this May 20, 2006, Barbaro is steadied a track worker as jockey Edgar Prado looks on after he pulled up the horse with a fractured right rear leg during the 131st running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

Down in a casement sat, A low sea-sunset glorying round her hair And glossy-throated grace, Isolt the Queen.