Word: clashed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Following in the tradition of Joe Hill, the Clash and others, Morello and Rage Against the Machine marry their music to radical politics. The band's sound is terrifically assaultive: on its most recent album, Evil Empire, the songs have the crunch and grind of metal with a bit of the energetic bounce of hip-hop. The band's lyrics also pack a punch: the new single, People of the Sun, is an attack on American foreign policy toward the anti-government Zapatista rebels in Chiapas, Mexico (Morello charges that the U.S. is supporting an oppressive Mexican government when...
...Herald took a similar stance: "Senate foes clash in bitter showdown--In the most explosive debate of their now-bitter battle, Sen. John F. Kerry and Gov. William F. Weld fought over everything from taxes and foreign policy to drug addicts and welfare reform last night...
...These are the comments of prominent political players, proclaiming the powerful performance of their principal. But the debate has not yet begun! And look!" she continued, with a broad gesture, "your colleagues here are watching not the clash of those who would lead us into the 21st century, but a--a baseball game! I have to know," she said helplessly, as a tear coursed down her smooth cheek, "was it always like this...
Pforzheimer House, a reputed haven in recent years for pre-med students seeking a quiet place to study, is the site of an early clash between the needs of entering students and those of well-established residents...
...story highlighted an ongoing journalistic culture clash. Supermarket tabloids operate by different rules from most of the mainstream media. For one thing, they relish the sort of steamy subject matter (especially sex) that other publications shy away from; for another, they frequently pay money for stories. Star editors admit they paid 37-year-old prostitute Sherry Rowlands for her details of the alleged trysts with Morris (the amount was "under $50,000," they say). Yet they insist that the transaction did not make them any less confident of the truth of her allegations. In this instance the Star gathered enough...