Word: disdained
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...party. He can shoot a gun, guzzle beer through a funnel, ride a horse and fight the Taliban. The British Royal most frequently in trouble - his reputation was recently tarnished by a video of him calling fellow soldiers by racial slurs - is known for his wild attitude, disdain for the media (his mother was Princess Diana, so can you really blame him?) and his fierce desire to live a "normal" life. But how normal can your life be when your grandmother is the Queen...
...alternately served as House majority leader, House Democratic leader and Speaker of the House of Representatives. He currently holds the latter position as well as serving as head of the state Democratic Party. And while he can be combative in his approach, he regularly earns as much praise as disdain from the other side of the aisle for his skill at maneuvering the state political structure. But rarely has he had to endure a challenge as politically daunting as now, after appointing a 21-member panel to start impeachment proceedings against Governor Rod Blagojevich, who earlier this month was accused...
...Genson's disdain for the impeachment process is typical of how he views practically all proceedings against his clients. The charges are absurd, he'll routinely say, especially political charges, as he describes those lodged against his newest client. In Illinois, he will usually argue, you can't hold someone criminally accountable for simply playing along with a system that dictates - and ingrains the idea - that sometimes you have to pay to play, as the prosecution calls...
...Lebanese television channel has proffered al-Zaidi a job, with his salary effective "from the second he threw the shoe." There's a repressed glee in the many demonstrations across the Middle East in support of him, a sense of pride that an ordinary Arab furiously expressed the disdain and anger that many feel toward the U.S. President for his calamitous legacy in the Middle East. And that al-Zaidi did so using his shoes - an insult of choice in the Arab world - makes it even more delicious for many...
...Teaching and Torment Michelle Rhee is to be commended for her dedication to students, slashing of school bureaucracy and belief in public education [Dec. 8]. But as a second-grade teacher, I am concerned about her obvious disdain for creativity in the classroom, warm learning environments and such important tools as classroom meetings. I am reminded of a quote by Aristotle: "Education of the mind without education of the heart is indeed no education at all." Perhaps the challenge in Washington is to find a superintendent who believes in both. Amy Trusso, Solana Beach, Calif...