Word: demeanor
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...Fast-forward six years, to the courtroom of Vincent M. Gaughan, a Cook County circuit court judge known for his prickly demeanor. Gaughan barred attorneys and nearly all court personnel from discussing even basic details about the case. He regularly closed pre-trial hearings and refused to release the transcripts. Gaughan's essential goal, according to one of his orders: "To preserve the dignity of the court and the integrity of the proceedings." That's an especially powerful, ironic argument, given widespread concern that Kelly is receiving preferential treatment because of his celebrity status. Ronald Allen, a Northwestern University professor...
...ways that we're really not about." It was as if Obama were putting his personal gyroscope in order for the main act, the press conference in which he said he was "appalled" and "outraged" by his former pastor's views. He did this with typical restraint-his demeanor, as always, precisely presidential-but also with the sad and belated realization that the Wright controversy was not merely a "distraction." It was this year's edition of a problem that has hurt the Democratic Party since the Vietnam era, a fixation on the (often spectacular) deficiencies of superpower governance while...
...Sparknotes is disgusting,” says Magliozzi. With a calm demeanor and an intellectual air, Magliozzi fits right in at the pseudo-intellectual Hist and Lit haven, Café Pamplona, tucked away in a corner table. “These are the classic works of literatures—we should be engaging more, not less...
...don’t think his chic demeanor is just for fun: Zebrowski-Rubin’s friend Marina A. D’Ambrosio, whom he met while in Italy, says that his current style reflects his intellectualism...
After making it past the initial online portion of the try-out, Hawley was invited to New York where he impressed “Jeopardy!” executives with his intelligence, buzzer-skills, and charming demeanor...