Word: defiant
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...getting all warm and fuzzy--"No way!" he vowed--but he has begun to serve up some uncharacteristic musings. Contemplating the illness, he said, "makes you think about what's important in life. It reminds you to think about what you should be thinking about." Then he gave a defiant laugh. "Do I have an answer yet? No!" Rudy will always be Rudy...
...wasn't quite Appomattox, but the defiant - and to many, provocative - spirit of the Confederacy sustained critical injuries Wednesday when South Carolina state senators voted 36-7 to remove the flag from its perch atop the statehouse. A much-maligned compromise bill will replace the traditional Southern Cross with a smaller flag to be flown on the grounds of the Capitol - still highly visible, but, proponents of the bill hope, less likely to offend. Although the state House must pass the bill before Gov. Jim Hodges can sign it into law, many feel Wednesday's vote was the beginning...
...about to concede defeat. Facing a last chance Wednesday to accept an INS demand that he sign a commitment to peacefully surrender the boy if they lose their legal appeal - or else lose his temporary custody of Elian on Thursday - Lazaro Gonzalez and his family appear to remain defiant. The only circumstance under which they'd surrender the boy, his daughter Marisleysis told CNN Tuesday, was if Elian's father came to their home in Miami and the boy wanted to leave with him. On the latter point, ABC announced, in the face of fierce criticism over its Elian Gonzalez...
...forget that teenagers think they're bulletproof. Not even ads trumpeting the risks of impotence from smoking have much effect on hormone-crazed 14-year-old boys. Besides, the tobacco industry has subtly and successfully portrayed smoking--in the face of known health dangers and parental disapproval--as defiant and therefore cool...
...national embarrassment. The mass-circulation magazine Stern ran Kohl's photo on its cover showing the former Chancellor dappled with mud. He was lampooned on television's most popular interview show as "Helmut Kohleone," the Teutonic equivalent of the Godfather. Throughout his public humiliation, Kohl, 69, has remained defiant. Since the scandal first erupted late last year, he has steadily refused to name the sources of at least $1.2 million in unreported campaign contributions made to the C.D.U. during his tenure as Chancellor. He acknowledged using the cash to set up secret bank accounts, and then funneling money to favored...