Word: condemnations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bill Clinton's Democrats are giving new meaning to the term political payback by promising to return $2.5 million in foreign-tinged contributions by June 30. It turns out they may not be the only ones to need a refund policy. The Republican Party, quick to condemn Democrats for their foreign connections, now appears to have taken campaign cash from thinly veiled Asian interests in the early 1990s...
...fact, there was a backlash, led first by Vice President Dan Quayle and soon picked up by others who would claim to be defending "family values." The show did not make viewers believe that being a single parent was fun or beneficial; on the other hand, it didn't condemn out-of-wedlock children either. Whatever influence the show had came in the public discourse that followed. The reaction by Quayle and then the counter-reaction created an environment of debate that forced the issue of unwed parents into the social arena. Of course there had been unwed mothers before...
...atmosphere of acceptance is, for the most part, a good thing. However, what the activists and the media don't realize is that most Americans probably don't even care. They do not need nor wish to have issues of sexuality constantly thrust in their faces. I do not condemn homosexuals, and I adamantly support their right to be treated as equal citizens. However, I do not need to be constantly reminded of what they do in the privacy of their homes. The fact that Ellen likes women is no more important to my life than whether Jerry Seinfeld enjoys...
...bias of American foreign policy in the Middle East remains the primary cause of the often exaggerated anti-American sentiments in the region. For instance, the Clinton Administration shocked many Arabs by its refusal to condemn Israel's recent settlements in Arab East Jerusalem. America does not need to choose between Arabs and Israelis. All it needs is a balanced foreign policy...
This information prompted members of the audience to call for the closure of establishments such as the snack bars at the Dartmouth Skiway, Hanover Country Club and in the East Wheelock Cluster. But Rossiter urged students not to be quick to condemn establishments that he said perform an important function for other students...