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Across:
1.	The president ___s the secretaries of his Cabinet; Bush first ___ed Powell as his Secretary of State, and then Ms. Rice.
3.	I'm going to make you an ___ you can't refuse: I'll give you $1,000 for that old blanket. (Watch the PBS commercial.)
7.	The cut to his head required 30 ___es in the emergency room.
8.	The $700 billion bailout will ___ the executives and the banking industry, but it won't ___ the ordinary taxpayer.
9.	People should always keep alcohol wipes and ___-___ in their medicine cabinets.
13.	The ___ to the financial crisis is not a bailout; the ___ is tight regulation of loans to homebuyers.
17.	Obama is a ___ of Harvard Law School, and McCain is a ___ of the Naval Academy.
19.	Go inside the market; ___, I'll try to find a parking space, and then I'll join you.
21.	The professor ___d the student's topic for a master's thesis. "This should be very interesting," the professor said.
22.	If you add up the total American debt, you would think that America's future is ___. (The debt is too big to ever pay off.)
23.	The weather report is easily the most ___ part of TV news in southern California. (Hot and sunny, hot and sunny, ....)
24.	___ Arnold Schwarzenegger approved the new state budget and signed the $145 billion bill.

Down:
2.	The instrument ___ of his new car was very easy to understand and read.
4.	You must ___ on a specific goal; don't say "I want to learn English." Say: "I want to speak fluent English exactly 3 years from today."
5.	Chiropractors don't have a ___ degree, but they call themselves doctors.
6.	If you didn't get your high school ___, you can still go back to school to get a GED (General Equivalency ___).
10.	While some high school ___s have become millionaires, most find lousy jobs and wish they had stayed in school.
11.	Many preachers believe that ___sday is just around the corner. (Repent, sinners--the end is near!)
12.	If a bandage doesn't work, use a ___ to prevent massive bleeding of an arm or leg.
14.	The ___ of banks to follow sensible lending practices (Don't lend money to someone who doesn't have a job!) led to the financial disaster.
15.	They ___ed out the small fire with their hiking boots.
16.	The two children formed a strong ___ of friendship as they attended school together.
18.	Jobless and homeless, the man was eligible for ___ but too proud to accept it.
20.	The men ___ on the sidewalk every day, but the cops do not enforce the law against ___ing.