Word: candidness
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Jackson's message and candidacy has been refreshingly candid. He has consistently refused to pander to our baser instincts of apathy and greed. Instead he has solemnly asked that we accept responsibility and take a pivotal role in determining the course of our nation's future. By doing so, he has inspired hope and initiated action. His role--and the role of youth--in America's political process will be greater because...
...threat to people living in potentially irradiated environments near the DOE facilities. "The Energy Department is managing the situation very well," says B. Jay Cooper, a White House spokesman. Intent on keeping the issue from being politicized in the election campaign, another White House source was more candid, telling the New York Times: "If the news is going to be really bad, don't you want to make it an Energy Department disaster rather than a White House disaster...
...earlier book, by tracing myths that had attached themselves to tuberculosis and cancer, brilliantly discredited notions -- like that of the pent-up, "cancer-prone" personality -- that add senseless guilt and shame to the burdens patients already carry. "But it's much more common now for people to be candid about cancer," she says "because there's a new disease to hang all your fantasies and phobias on -- AIDS...
...like Government, then don't govern. I love it. Speak your mind; be truthful and candid. The American people can handle it. I never went anyplace in this country that I did not meet smart people. Talk to the American people because you actually like them and respect them. A lot will respect you, and some will like...
...MOST CANDID APPRAISAL OF THE VICE PRESIDENCY. Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson's explanation of why he did not want to be considered for the job. "My wife and I sat down and discussed it, and we made a list of the pros and cons. One side was this long," he said, spreading his arms wide. "The plus side was a big house. A nice place to marry off your daughter...