Word: defiant
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...great cape hiding the tiny wheels from all but the most observant visitor--captures perfectly Roosevelt's cloaking of his disability. At a time when our politicians are "stricken with self-pity and given to sniveling" (to quote Mary McGrory), what a balm is Roosevelt's attitude of defiant and dignified denial...
...present-day activist Tom Hayden. At 57, Hayden wears the dark suit and close-cropped haircut appropriate to his position as a California state senator, but TIME's James Willwerth notes that voters apparently couldn't dismiss the mental image of Hayden as a 1960s radical: disheveled, angry, defiant. In the campaign, Hayden proved that he hadn't lost his passion. He attacked Riordan for his record on racial healing and environmental issues. Meanwhile, Riordan quietly painted a picture of a rebounding L.A.: "We've restored confidence in our city, we've made our city safer, we rebuilt our economy...
...unifying theme of Messenger is simple but powerful: people should support their friends and family but resist the spiritually draining mores of society as a whole. "They would like to see me succumb into society," Luciano sings on the defiant Never Give Up My Pride. But message never overwhelms Messenger; its melodies, friendly and frisky, keep the listener disarmed and relaxed...
...voted 44-34 Thursday night to oust President Abdala Bucaram for "mental incapacity" after two days of massive strikes and protests, the streets of Quito erupted in celebration. The legislature quickly swore in its own leader, Fabian Alarcon, as interim president pending new elections. But after the vote, a defiant Bucaram barricaded himself inside the national palace, surrounded by troops in combat uniforms, saying he won't turn over the government to "congressional conspirators." To further complicate matters, Bucaram's vice president, Rosalia Arteaga, issued a decree saying she was assuming the presidency. All three claim, as president, to have...
...Keating walked, at age 73, prosecutors have been beside themselves to reimprison or retry him. In the meantime, he lives in near seclusion, although he recently met with TIME for two days of interviews that offer his first detailed account of his case since his release. Tan, relaxed and defiant, he says he is not going to cop a plea, say, for time served: "I didn't come this far to cut a deal. My case will be fought on the merits, and I am completely innocent...