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A.Word.A.Day--stemwinder Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio stemwinder (STEM-wyn-duhr) noun 1. A stem-winding watch. 2. A rousing oration, especially a political one. 3. A stirring orator. Sullivan, known for his stentorian stemwinders on the Senate floor, said there was no need to reopen the budget ...." Christopher Keating, Sullivan Sees Racism in Treasurer Debate, The Hartford Courant, Feb 5, 2000. This week's theme: words about government, politics, and elections. X-Bonus Science is built with facts as a house is with stones--but a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house. -Jules Henri Poincare (1854-1912)

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