Word: bitter
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...West Germany and Japan after World War II, it can rebuild Iraq. But the cases could hardly be more different. Both West Germany and Japan had fixed national identities; Iraq does not. Both nations--Germany especially--had memories of democratic institutions; Iraq does not. Neither Japan nor Germany had bitter memories of prior attempts to impose colonial rule; Iraq does. Nor has Washington said precisely how Baghdad will be transformed into Omaha-on-the-Tigris. Bush has signaled that Washington has no intention of doing the job alone; he looks to "the prospect of the U.N. helping to build...
...bitter battle over sex ed has long raged in this country--and with each year the foes have become more deeply set in their stances. On one side are religious conservatives arguing that sex outside of wedlock is unholy. They have secured millions of federal dollars for abstinence programs that teach about the hazards of contraceptives. The other camp, backed by virtually every major medical organization, contends it is irresponsible to deny kids information about condoms. Now, as Congress is weighing President Bush's proposal to boost abstinence funding by 33% to $135 million, those allegiances are shifting. A small...
...says the charges of commercialization "are ridiculous. There's nothing trashy about what we sell at the museum. And nobody profits from tourism. We have no shops, and the only restaurant is in a place no tourist would find." Though no compromise has been reached and both sides are bitter, a glimmer of hope may be in sight. The locals are determined to continue using the museum for other as yet unspecified projects that would raise money for children's causes, thus keeping Hepburn's memory alive. Some of the actress's memorabilia will remain, such as her famous black...
...surprising decision of Sen. Robert G. Torricelli (D-NJ) to drop his reelection bid only 36 days before the general election has made the fight for the U.S. Senate even more bitter. With control hanging on a single vote, each party has an immense interest in the outcome of the New Jersey contest. Unwilling to concede the race, the Democrats have attempted to substitute former Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg for Torricelli on the ballot—a move that outraged Republicans, who challenged the tactic in court. But in this case the New Jersey Supreme Court was right to decide...
...neighboring allies on whose support Washington depends for Saddam's ouster is willing to see Iraq dismembered, with resistance strongest from those states with their own restive Kurdish minorities - Iran, Syria and, most importantly, Turkey. There may also be some Kurdish skepticism of a new war because of the bitter memories of 1991, when the first Bush administration urged Kurds to rise in rebellion, and then allowed them to be slaughtered by Saddam's armies. But staying out of the war is not an option for the Kurds, whose best hopes of protecting their autonomy in a post-Saddam regime...