Word: alarming
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These squawks from Washington miss the point. As an American citizen, Farrakhan is entitled to say whatever he wants about any issue, anyplace in the world. That's not treason. It's the Constitution. But Farrakhan's demonstrated eagerness to play ball with tyrants should alarm every black American still deluded by the hope that the uncritical acclaim Farrakhan has enjoyed since the Million Man March last October would somehow transform him into a model of enlightened leadership. To the contrary, Farrakhan is a hypocrite, willing to excuse the degradation of millions in exchange for the promise of a handsome...
Although the bell ringing tradition is a source of pride for Lowell residents, not everyone is enthusiastic about having an alarm many times louder than even residents in distant Wigglesworth would like...
More than 25 fire and rescue vehicles responded to a three-alarm fire which spread through three floors of the Mather Court apartment building yesterday afternoon...
Finally, I feel the need to emphasize that I'm by no means against those relentless and tireless human rights activists. The Tiananmen demonstrations were an extreme act to vent people's frustration and has indeed rung the alarm. But remember, the People's Republic of China, as a newly founded republic, is a developing country, currently working its way to catch up with other developed countries. No country is born both free and rich. The process of attaining both goals took America more than 100 years. There is a trade-off here and there is a price...
...American people have not only the right but the duty to watch her closely. Unelected power is a frightening tool, for it empowers without prescribing a means of disempowering. If Hillary Clinton has no job to lose, but only a reputation to tarnish, the public justifiably has cause for alarm...