Word: asserting
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...1970s, the loss of faith in government caused by Vietnam and Watergate actually ended up helping the right because Ronald Reagan came in saying, "Don't trust government." That doesn't mean it'll happen again that way, but there's an opportunity for a party to assert authority and order and say, "I'm going to end the chaos." The hunger for order in society is very strong...
...University contends that these laws do not apply to them because they assert HUPD is a private entity and because the University has an overriding legal obligation to protect the privacy of those students victimized in crimes or medical emergencies...
...Republicans assert that Kaine's emphasis on his faith provided "cover" on the hot-button issues of the death penalty and abortion. Christopher J. LaCivita, a consultant to the Republican Governors Association and friend of Kilgore's, thundered: "The Democrat Party's new strategy of embracing people who practice faith will be exposed for what it is-a ruse." But Kaine, chatting with TIME as voting wound down, said his experience as a missionary was what made him a public servant-as a civil rights lawyer, later as Richmond Mayor and currently as Virginia Lieutenant Governor. "Some Democrats are reluctant...
...Campfire” is remarkably clean-cut; devoid of devil worshipping and all the stronger because of it. BoC openly admits that some of their past records used forms of subliminal manipulation, (fitting for a band that takes their name from the National Film Board of Canada) but they assert that their latest album is focused solely on the music. This seemingly infinite ambient expanse doesn’t disappoint, as it absorbs each twanging, trembling tone seamlessly. “Campfire” is an hour of electronic bliss—proving without a doubt that BoC?...
Here’s where the airlines can take their next steps: increase safety precautions; up maintenance rigor, tighten inspection standards, and, most importantly, don’t go breaking any more crash statistic records. After all, it’s not enough just to assert that planes are safe—these crashes are affecting nerves more than anything else. Consumer confidence is a powerful thing, and it must be bolstered, or the airline industry itself could be in for a crash...