Word: disaffectedness
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The White House is monitoring public opinion closely. The Democratic Party invited nearly 100 disaffected Clinton supporters and Perot backers in Dayton, Ohio, to watch the speech Wednesday night and use hand-held dials to register their approval and disapproval. Though such sessions aren't as reliable as telephone polls...
As far as officials in Washington and Cairo are concerned, jail -- anywhere -- is a far safer place for the sheik to be. Since he first rose to global prominence last February, the state-influenced Egyptian press has been warning darkly of a "crisis" in U.S.-Egyptian relations. Rattled by reports...
For Lloyd Wells, serving as a volunteer in Ross Perot's advocacy group United We Stand America "was one of the most euphoric experiences of my life." Wells, 72, had been an activist for decades, agitating against orthodox politics. It was the fulfillment of his dreams when Perot arrived on...
In an interview with TIME in January, Sheik Omar carefully denied involvement in any violent incident. "What is needed from me is not to make fatwas, but to say the truth," he said. Though his manner is good humored, Sheik Omar grows sharp when railing against the "dishonest" Western media...
Paul G. Fatta, a resident of the compound who was out of town on the morning of the raid, told the New York Times last week that firearms were kept there merely to defend against potential attack by disaffected members who have left the group. He also said that Koresh...