Word: brutalize
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...game for weeks, and the hardballs just keep coming. Last week, as Wesley Clark endorsed John Kerry for the Democratic nomination, the retired four-star general said that "questioning our leaders, especially in time of war, is one of the highest forms of patriotism." That suggests a brutal campaign to come about the war that is still going on--especially since the two sides haven't stopped arguing about the one that ended more than three decades ago. Reported by Frank Sikora/Birmingham, Cathy Booth Thomas/Dallas, Jackson Baker/Memphis, Mike Billips/Montgomery and John F. Dickerson and Mark Thompson/Washington
...marriage debate, because it touches the emotional and social fabric that makes up family, can be brutal. Last March in Nebraska, the attorney general issued an opinion saying that under the state's constitution, gay people do not have the right to make burial arrangements for their partners. The generally civil members of the Massachusetts court were barely civil to one another by the time they issued their second opinion. In her ruling, Chief Justice Margaret Marshall said Justice Sosman, who had dissented, "so clearly misses the point that further discussion appears to be useless." It is a small sign...
...They never said there was an imminent threat. Rather, they painted an objective assessment ... of a brutal dictator who was continuing his efforts to deceive and build programs that might constantly surprise us and threaten our interests." GEORGE TENET, CIA Director, defending his agency, following criticism that it overstated the threat from weapons of mass destruction before the war in Iraq...
...same time, however, neither side appears able to decisively impose its authority by force, leaving Haiti in an increasingly brutal deadlock. The U.S. has insisted, however, that it has no plans to intervene. The State Department has called for dramatic changes in how Haiti is governed, but stopped short of demanding Aristide's ouster. The immediate danger, however, is that the violence creates a power vacuum. The rebellion has amply demonstrated the limits of Aristide's authority, leaving considerable doubt over whether his police force is capable of restoring order. Still, it's not clear whether any alternative leadership...
Online dating can be brutal. For every great date or love connection made through the Web, there are dozens of romantic misfires--boring coffee sit-downs, awkward phone chats, and email exchanges that never go anywhere. While you'll probably end up flirting with more people than ever, odds are you'll also face more rapid-fire rejection and disillusionment...