Word: assertively
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Asian sources. News of the visits prompted Republican demands that President Clinton explain just what Huang was doing there. "Has the White House ever been more blatantly used for political fund raising?" asked Republican National Chairman Haley Barbour at a news conference Thursday. The White House response was to assert that it had no indications that anything improper was going on during Huang's visits. Meanwhile, Attorney General Janet Reno announced the Justice Department began reviewing allegations of campaign finance violations. Huang organized a slew of hefty campaign contributions totaling $4 to $5 million, some of which have already turned...
...course the rankings are pretty subjective, as the critics claim. But U.S. News and World Report perennially ranks services and institutions from hospitals to mutual funds and they should continue to make up lists as they see fit. Opponents of the rankings also assert that they are "taken as dogma" by and exert undue influence over students, employers and the general public...
...forward, since the federal government is decentralizing its control over welfare, reducing overall spending and granting large blocks of money to states. These reforms will enable states to determine their own welfare policies, which should foster greater individual involvement and better reflect the needs of their constituents. Nevertheless, Libertarians assert that the average American will not experience any tax relief. The money saved by the Welfare Reform Bill will likely go toward another cause, rather than being refunded to the taxpayer...
...Wilson] is someone who is modest and very willing to listen to other people's opinions," says Edward Walker, Wilson's personal assistant. "He doesn't assert all the time that he is right...
...Both Roseanne and Brett Butler, the star of Grace Under Fire, have driven out a succession of writers and producers with whom they've clashed over scripts. Cybill executive producer Jay Daniel has just been ousted after a falling out with star Cybill Shepherd--she had been trying to assert more control over her series, reportedly even fighting for more close-ups as shows are being edited...