Word: bearer
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...dissent had drained away. When New York's turn came to vote, Clinton moved to suspend the roll call and select Obama by acclamation. The band played Love Train. And so it was that Barack Obama - human jigsaw puzzle of races and ethnicities - became the first African-American standard-bearer of a major party. There were many black faces with tears rolling down them, and even though Obama plays down the historic nature of his achievement, it's clear that a lot of people saw the beginning of a different America at 4:38 p.m. mountain time. Or at least...
...poster of maimed infants entitled, “Children of the Gulf War.” Donning a large black wig and a "Bush Lies" pin, a small, elderly woman holds the poster while dutifully standing outside the White House in front of her makeshift shelter. The poster-bearer looks at the children and slowly says, “President Bush…bombs the children. He. Bombs. Them...
...thank that odd job in Africa for producing the 23-year-old U.S. flag-bearer at this Olympics opening ceremonies in Beijing. That night in Kenya, Lomong watched runner Michael Johnson win gold in the Sydney, and he was hooked. "It was so great to see somebody cheering for somebody running," says Lomong. "Running is something we did all our lives. It was our transportation." He told himself then that he'd be an Olympian. Now, just eight years later and a new U.S. citizen, he has not only carried the American flag in front of millions of television viewers...
...Standard Bearer...
...Russert was a giant in our field - a standard-bearer of journalistic integrity and ethics. His masterful interviews and round-table discussions are legendary." - Walter Cronkite, former CBS News anchor...