Word: agreement
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Heaney, in declaring that "we're all together in this language," extends the Good Friday Agreement-the political end of hostilities between the Irish and English peoples--into a literary and cultural realm. This new translation of Beowulf, then, is more of a gesture of commonality than an aggressive assertion of distinction or superiority. As much as their violent history has pulled them apart, the English and the Irish do at least speak the same language. This helps explain why Heaney did not necessarily resent his inclusion is an anthology of "English" literature compiled by Faber and Faber, Co. Though...
Murray is pro-choice; Smith once voted against Medicaid funding for abortion in cases of rape and incest, explaining, "We don't kill children because their father is a jerk." Murray, a former instructor and school-board member, boasts about her role in last week's budget agreement and the planned hiring of 100,000 teachers to reduce class size; Smith, who once managed a tax-preparation business, accused Murray of raiding the Social Security trust fund and said she doesn't want bureaucrats or politicians in D.C. "wrapping my school district in red tape...
...helicopters for the flight to Andrews Air Force Base.) The blowout wasn't a total surprise: U.S. officials had written memos predicting at least one, probably two, Bibi meltdowns en route to a deal. At 2 a.m., the first meltdown controlled, the Americans gave both sides a draft agreement...
...Thursday morning, Clinton climbed from his helicopter and told aides, "It's now or never." With agreement on the land-for-security swap in hand, the emotional issues of returning Palestinian prisoners and revising the P.L.O. charter calling for Israel's destruction became the focus. At the end of lunch, Arafat and Netanyahu sat down without Clinton and slogged through details for two hours. When they got testy, Clinton stepped back...
WASHINGTON: Depending on your outlook, Republicans have either started hitting below the belt or stopped ignoring the elephant in the room. Either way, the blitz of GOP attack ads launched in key districts Tuesday night -- with the RNC?s stamp of approval ?- means an end to the tacit agreement between the parties that the Lewinsky affair would not play a large role in the fall campaign. One commercial features two women discussing whether it?s "OK to lie"; another asks if voters should "reward not telling the truth"; a third uses the video, but not the audio, of the President...