Word: defenders
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...must admit, the article appearing in the Oct. 19 opinion page titled "Clinton's Politicking Is Sincere," by Tom Cotton, was quite a refreshing change from the recent attacks on Clinton's character, for never have I heard anyone try to defend the president as "sincere." And for good reason. Just to check that I had understood this seemingly incoherent thought, I consulted my Webster's dictionary only to affirm my initial confusion. Sincere--"utterly honest and genuine." If Bill Clinton is "utterly honest and genuine," then his "politicking" truly has brainwashed America...
...press, which reduces moral subjects to cartoon dimensions, is well positioned to weigh one man's soul against another's. Dole has had a free ride for several weeks. But beware. There's time for several more news cycles and rules changes without notice. Clinton could decide to defend himself so that any victory he has contains an element of redemption, not just victory. And he could go on the offensive. Certainly, stories about Dole's Aqua-Leisure contributions by way of Hong Kong are the moral equivalent of Al Gore's dubious, vegetarian fund raiser at the Buddhist temple...
Large groups also allow the bonobos to develop strong female-to-female alliances so that they can defend themselves against males when solicitations of sex become violent...
According to both the Cambridge Police Department report and an investigative report compiled by the commission, several witnesses accused bartender Andrew Haynes and a bouncer of holding down patrons while they were trying to defend themselves outside...
...rule of common sense in America's schools did not arise in a vacuum but in an atmosphere where parents think they know best--and certainly know how to call a lawyer. In response, skittish school boards have pursued rule codification as a way to narrow discretion and defend lawsuits. Yet trying to write detailed regulations about what is permissible between boys and girls during their most chaotic years and when, where and in what quantity any drugs may be taken on school grounds makes drafting the Code of Federal Regulations look easy. Remember the joke about Chelsea's having...