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...F.D.R. preferred the image of Hoover as a "fat, timid capon." Since Inauguration Day was not until March 1933, there was an urgent need for action, but Hoover's efforts to reach out to Roosevelt in the name of bipartisan cooperation were dismissed by critics as an attempt to annul the election and obstruct the New Deal. Hoover called Roosevelt a "madman" for digging in his heels on economics and refusing to compromise, which guaranteed that Roosevelt took the oath of office in an atmosphere of crisis...
...others accepted Yancey's Christology, but they all acknowledged prayer's expansion into compassion. Nevins points out that the recurring refrain on the Day of Atonement, when Jews itemize their sins, is that "repentance, prayer and charity can annul" God's harshest judgment. Charity, he notes, can come even from those hit hard by economic blight: "There's a belief that charity from a poor person might be more meaningful than a grand gesture from the wealthy." Imam Ali cites a hadith (a saying of the Muslim prophet) in which Mohammed, in the face of persecution, prays to God, both...
...upcoming vote. They include the ultranationalist Radical Party, led by indicted war criminal Vojislav Seselj, who is facing trial before a special tribunal in the Hague, and the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS), led by Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, who has called on the international community to "annul" the independence of what he terms a "fake state...
...sure, the fuels of the (near) future will have to outshine in a number of areas even the best options we have now. The ideal fuel will annul the feed-versus-fuel debate by complementing, not compromising, the global food supply. Old-fashioned energy politics may still be at play, but scientific advances and increasingly distressed socioeconomic systems signal a readiness to move towards more efficient, less destructive sources of energy. We must now call for an intelligently executed transition from chasing the easy, expedient answers, to seeking the best ones...
...earlier this year, Habsburg put the castle up for sale, with an asking price of $100 million. Now opposition parties in parliament have responded by attempting to annul the original agreement that handed him back the castle. In a resolution last week they found the original deal null and void. The case is now likely to go to the supreme court...