Point Blank

During ... a segment about tension the Tea Party has caused within the GOP, Steele was asked point-blank ... name the minimum wage. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The militants killed one of the priests at point-blank range and then held more than 100 worshippers hostage until Iraqi forces stormed the church and ended the siege. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When Perez asked Jen point-blank if she hates Angelina, "Jen said, 'Look, that was so long ago, and we've moved on and we're all adults,'" Perez tells Life & Style. ❋ Katy Hall (2011)

But he didn't apologize -- even when he was asked to point-blank at a packed board meeting. ❋ Andrew Reinbach (2011)

Northern Ireland, who slipped to fifth in the group following a 2-1 defeat at home to Estonia on Friday, almost fell behind after 19 minutes when Giovinco's spinning corner was flicked on at the near post but Giorgio Chiellini, lunging awkwardly off balance, could only head wide from point-blank range. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the 1970s Billy had even point-blank refused to become part of the antiabortion crusade we waged, no matter how often Dad and I begged him to join our "call to save babies." ❋ Frank Schaeffer (2011)

We haven't told her point-blank that she'll never babysit Swee'pea until he's like 16 (I'm not even joking), but my husband and I are totally clear on this one. ❋ Kittenpie (2009)

During Tuesday's U.S. match against Guadalupe, Dempsey, the closest thing the U.S. has to a star, missed point-blank shots and headers. ❋ Matthew Futterman (2011)

Ramires produced the cross which Branislav Ivanovic headed down for Frank Lampard to volley home with just over 20 minutes to go and two minutes later Alex raced across and slid in to block the point-blank shot which Wayne Rooney aimed at an empty net, after Hernández had raced through on the left and cut the ball back to his strike partner. ❋ Unknown (2011)

To All: I'm reasonably ashamed to say that no one shot a single earth swine at more than 150 yards which, for the rifles we had, were point-blank. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rovers very nearly got themselves back into the game within seconds, when Finn ran on to Gary Twigg's flick-on to head towards goal, but Ryzhikov made a fine reaction save to keep his effort out from point-blank range. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It was on a weekend trip home to Tucson that Giffords was shot at point-blank range in the head outside a Safeway grocery store where she was meeting constituents. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The Democratic congresswoman was shot at point-blank range during a rampage Jan. 8 at a constituent event in Tucson, Ariz., that left six dead and 13 others wounded. ❋ Miguel Bustillo (2011)