Word: backgrounders
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...veteran of the war in Iraq, I find it uplifting to see a candidate with a legitimate military background. We have seen the repercussions the U.S. faces when we do not have someone with military experience in our country's highest elected position. As a Republican, I voted for John Kerry in 2004 based solely on the fact that he had an exemplary military career. Americans cannot dismiss the candidate with the most military experience. Eric Servais, Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.), Monterey, California...
That's what distinguishes Diana--the tiny but telling detail, the curious angle that gives the viewer a new insight. And though Diana has a large personality, she also excels at the thing that's essential for any great photojoumalist: blending into the background...
...dystopian futuristic classroom in which the teacher is brainwashing kids about the evils of gangsta rap (“COMPTON WAS A NATURE PRESERVE FOR BUNNY RABBITS!”). The rest of the video (shot mostly in black and white) intersperses angry Cube on a black background with footage of controversial world news, from 9/11, to Dan Quayle stomping on a 2Pac album, to a protest of the Jena 6, to the 2004 Malice in the Palace sparked by Ron Artest. Think “What’s Going On” meets “Still D.R.E...
Republicans - Mike Huckabee won votes from the state's evangelical voters, who appreciated his background as a Baptist minister and viewed him as the most conservative candidate, according to exit polls...
...young faculty and give them administrative experience,” she said. “It was a fair amount in a short amount of time.” Jacqueline Bhabha, executive director of the University Human Rights Committee on which Spar serves, says that Spar’s background is well-suited for leading a liberal-arts institution. “She certainly has a lot of managerial and business related skills,” Bhabha said. “But she also has a broad set of interests that span different disciplines.” Spar teaches courses...