Word: commitement
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...Blair got on famously well with President Bill Clinton, but the diaries also chart battles over Kosovo when Britain chafed at U.S. reluctance to commit ground forces to the conflict. "There were times that Tony and Alastair forgot the relative size and importance of the two countries," says a former U.S. official. "It was all well and good for Britain to offer up ground troops, but that was only going to happen if America was going to do so, too." During one angry call to Blair, Clinton accused Campbell of briefing against him. The row blew over and Campbell remains...
...gang, who were good people when I joined. I enjoyed the prestige that came with it," says Te Kotahi, 37, who has been a member of Black Power in Rotorua, about 320 km southeast of Auckland, for 17 years. "But I didn't have to go out and commit three rapes and a burglary to become patched." Te Kotahi won't give his full name for fear it might jeopardize his career at work, but claims the traditions of Black Power are part of his Maori culture. "People are naturally tribal," he says. He has done time for burglary...
Stern received numerous hostile e-mails in response to her talk, including one that accused her of stupidity and ignorance while also suggesting that she should commit suicide...
...interview in February, Faust said that she has “enormous respect for these students who commit themselves to this effort and to the service of their country,” but that Harvard should treat the issue in the broader context of whether it should recognize discriminatory groups...
...added that while one can “disagree passionately with the elected officials who bear responsibility for military policies on issues ranging from the war in Iraq to gays in the military,” these concerns are not sufficient “not to support those who commit themselves to the defense of our country...