Word: america
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President George Bush could build an awesome multilateral coalition for going to war with Saddam Hussein, but he didn?t know the price of milk. That was the story of the 1992 presidential campaign, in which Bill Clinton sold himself to America as a candidate focused exclusively on domestic policy...
...would invite Lee to undertake is that between "irony" and "cynicism." In referring to "students who incessantly ask questions in lecture" who are wrongly labelled as "brown-nosers," Lee is talking about cynicism, not irony. Somehow Lee's commentary does not make me fear the breakdown of commitment in America, but the breakdown of the ability to think rigorously at one of America's universities...
...presidency was able to govern without addressing the issues, we can only hope the next president will consider the many-faceted challenges that face our nation, from U.N. bills and international peace negotiations, to Social Security and budget reform, to the seemingly escalating cycles of hate and violence in America's streets, schools and homes. Politics have become a distraction, not an answer--an escapist reality that must surely scare someone besides...
...Clinton campaign--and what may have secured his victory--was the "town meeting," a chance for real people to ask their screened, but still hard-hitting questions, about everything from the environment to the candidate's underwear. The town meeting made politics interesting again for a wider swath of America, and actually got some discussion of the issues in the process...
...never-ending saga of the JonBenet Ramsey case has convinced everyone in America of one of two things: Either the Boulder police and district attorney are among the most intellectually challenged people in the world, or JonBenet was killed by someone who is not only crazy, but also incredibly lucky. On Wednesday, the grand jury looking into the case for the past handed out its long-awaited decision: They were unable to find sufficient evidence to prosecute anyone in the death of the six-year-old beauty queen. Ramsey?s parents, long considered prime suspects in the 1996 murder, expressed...