Word: argumentative
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...Klein's argument that Kerry must campaign more aggressively against Bush's policies was dead on. Bush's litany of mistakes can be defined in common terms by every kindergartner in America, yet Kerry can't bring himself to call a spade a spade. Kerry has to tell us exactly what Bush has done wrong and how Kerry will do it right. Tom Meneely Arco...
Unfortunately, however, my argument reaches a lukewarm crescendo: I don’t know how we solve this ‘problem.’ Surely the answer is not to become technophobes and retreat into caves. It seems unlikely (though not unimaginable) that the courts would reinterpret the guidelines for some kinds of subpoenas and make them more challenging to acquire, given how much functional precedent lies behind the current procedures. For now, then, the best policy might well be one of prudence. It pays to be aware of just how vulnerable the details of our private lives could...
...accused, David Barrett, argued that he acted in self-defense when the handyman intervened in an argument between Barrett and the clerk at the gas station’s convenience store...
...Still, Allawi's presence lent important symbolic weight to the Bush administration's argument that it is in Iraq to help Iraqis free themselves. And his tough talk underscored the President's assurance on the campaign trail that Iraq now has a strong leader determined to tackle the insurgents...
Exhibit A in this argument is the Major League Baseball playoffs last fall. In a scene repeated around campus, dozens of individuals packed into dormitory common spaces every night a Red Sox game was on. Packed in the common room in the Weld basement, there were more students watching the game than there were players on the rosters of both teams. Lifelong Boston residents, their nervous eyes buried in their hands for the better part of a month, sat side-by-side with international students unfamiliar with the rules of the game. Together, we hung on Manny?...