Word: dilemmas
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...carrying nation a safer nation? Fearful of being victimized by indiscriminate violence, many Americans are gnawed by a dilemma: Should I or shouldn't I carry a gun? The question is a real one for a growing number of Americans because the tally of states with "right to carry" laws has gone from eight to 31 since 1985. These states will issue a concealed-weapon permit to any citizen without a criminal record who wants one--no questions asked...
...aims high but still isn't quite art. In fact, who knows what to make of a film whose primary virtue, together with the quality of its acting, is the scale of its ambition, yet which grows in plot and theme more and more critical of ambition? This narrative dilemma, rather than weakening Cholodenko's film, actually gives it structure and power, sustaining High Art through occasional lapses in its storytelling and making of it an intriguing if not wholly successful picture...
Talk turned, as it does these days, to Bill Clinton's sex life, to Ken Starr's pursuit and Monica Lewinsky's dilemma. The atmospheric pressure in the room abruptly changed, from light and bantering to something like road rage...
...insider. Albright, for her part, is torn. She recognizes Holbrooke's talent but feels he sometimes acts as if he, not Clinton, is President. "He sucks up a room," says an insider at State. "He's smart as hell, but sometimes you want to wring his neck." Albright's dilemma: Does she want a successful team player or a brilliant guy who has the ear of the Prez and the Veep--and might make...
...biggest dilemma [is that] I cannot keep aspot on the 20-man roster open for him if I feelhe's not ready to step in and contribute," hesaid. "But we realized when we drafted him that hewas going to finish school, and we're willing towait...