Word: discordances
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...Clinton?s prior three days in South Africa proved a little more tricky than the White House might have anticipated. Despite a sound relationship with Africa?s economically strongest nation and an emotional celebration of Nelson Mandela?s achievement, the visit produced moments of discord: Not only did Mandela make a spirited defense of his relationships with the likes of Cuba, Libya and Iran, the South African president also publicly criticized President Clinton?s African trade bill for its ?trade-not-aid? formulation, and for seeking to set political limits on trade by African countries. But his two days...
Discourse and Discord...
...traditional song offered at midnight every night to an imagen, a doll-like, elaborately dressed statue ensconced in glass on one side of the bar. With guitar and castanets, two men wailed the chant in praise of and prayer to the Virgin, their voices mixing in harmony and discord, an aching sound similar to flamenco song...
...promised any military action against Iraq would be "significant," and Trent Lott rallied the troops with an equally blunt statement: "If we're going to do this, let's go all the way." President Clinton had spoken with Yeltsin by phone earlier Tuesday, and gave no hint of any discord. But the mere mention of "world war" from the Russian leader was enough to give the financial markets a little wobble...
Prosecutor Jeffrey Locke eventually decided not to press charges of statutory rape, but the damage was done. It turned out that in 1995 Michael had sought treatment for alcoholism and then, a year later, for sex addiction. Joe, embroiled in public discord with his former wife over the circumstances of the annulment of their marriage, withdrew from the race. He and Michael were dubbed "poster boys for bad behavior" by cousin John F. Kennedy Jr. in an editorial in his magazine George...