Word: argumentative
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Raise the question, and the argument starts. Some see Bush as sincerely guided by principles higher than politics, while others think he's hunting for votes in the pews. Some say they are proud that he is restoring America's moral leadership in the world, while others say they are embarrassed by America's moral arrogance. His talk of love and liberty brings the country together--unless it is pulling it apart. Fully 85% of Bush's supporters say his faith makes him a strong leader, according to TIME's poll; 65% of Kerry's say it makes Bush close...
...story of presidential faith throughout history is one of argument and mystery, as it was meant to be. A sense of independence was hard-wired into the nation so that all could worship as they pleased. Washington was a Freemason and a deist; no one knew what he truly believed. Jefferson read the Bible every day--even wrote his own version--but that was because he wanted to cut out all the miraculous parts, including the Resurrection. Lincoln worshipped faithfully but never joined a church, and was labeled an infidel by at least one congressional opponent. And it was Bill...
Whenever a President has called the country to arms, it has been in the name of a larger good and a higher calling. But the argument is especially freighted when the U.S. is confronting an Arab world that is already deeply suspicious of its intentions. "People don't want a President to think that every important decision has a stamp of God's approval and that God is always on his side," says ethicist Cromartie. "I think people want their Presidents to be pious but not self-righteously so. So there's a paradox, isn't there? A President...
...Richard M. Scrushy, the first chief executive to be charged under the law, challenged Sarbanes-Oxley in court. The judge allowed argument that the law's fuzzy language isn't clear enough for execs to know when they've broken the law. No ruling yet, but the case is giving the law's many foes plenty of ammo. France's Visible Hand Who's better positioned to set prices - the market, or French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy? Consumer groups and even some supermarket chains have long complained that a 1996 law designed to protect small retailers has hiked prices. Last...
...With the whole campaign at stake in the upcoming New Hampshire primary, Reagan shifted to the grittier strategy known among aides as "letting Reagan be Reagan." That led to one of the most memorable scenes of the year: the debate in Nashua, at which Bush sat out a procedural argument in frozen silence while someone tried to turn off Reagan's microphone, and Reagan angrily cried out, "I am paying for this microphone!" It also led to a sweeping victory that virtually assured him the nomination...