US Congressman DeFazio Calls for Release of WTO GATS Settlement Terms
U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) has written a letter to other members of Congress urging them to join him in demanding that the US Trade Representative office make public the terms of the agreements it reached with other countries…
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Useful poker terms:
- SHORT-STACKED - Playing with a only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- BET - To put money into the pot, pursuant to the rules of the game, thus maintaining a chance of winning the pot.
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence and the same suit.
- OPENERS - Cards in a hand that qualify a player to open the betting.
- STUCK - Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".
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