Word: defendant
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...happy with Bondi. UBS says it believes its transaction was "entirely valid" and that it will vigorously fight the case. Citigroup says that "Mr. Bondi's hostility toward the banks is a cynical tactic." Deutsche Bank says Bondi's suit is unfounded and that it "fully intends to defend" its position. Already, some U.S. bondholders are crying foul: while the restructuring plan gives them and other Parmalat creditors just a few cents on every euro that they put into the company, the holders of bonds of two subsidiaries are being offered the chance to convert 100% of their debt into...
...grand arguments. But the challenge of the moment was about demeanor, not substance. Kerry had to present himself as a plausible, positive--and not unpleasant--leader. His success was evident in the mostly mingy responses of his opponents. He rushed through the speech, some said. He didn't defend what Republicans describe as his liberal-liberal-liberal record in the Senate, said others. To my tired ears, the speedier tone was a refreshing change from the molasses pomposity of Kerry past. And I doubt that we'll see George W. Bush explain or defend his "Bring 'em on" or "Mission...
Still, there were those who were quick to defend Wisconsin’s reputation...
...combat veterans Kerry served with in the Senate--John McCain, Bob Kerrey and Max Cleland--told me something that Kerry had never even hinted at: that Kerry had come to their rescue on occasions when they had been publicly attacked. He organized Op-Ed pieces and television appearances to defend his colleagues; he wrote a letter during the 2000 South Carolina primary, signed by Vietnam combat veterans of both parties, calling on George W. Bush to stop associating with veterans' groups who said McCain had abandoned vets; when Kerrey was accused of participating in a massacre of civilians in Vietnam...
...over the last four years and return America to the grubby hands of the unwashed middle-class masses,” read a call to arms posted recently on the Billionaires’ website. “It is our sacred duty as guardians of privilege and power to defend the Bush administration from this barbaric electoral challenge. We therefore call upon all loyal People of Wealth to defy the Democratic National Convention and converge on the streets of Boston for a Million Billionaire March on July...