Word: dismissed
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...endure thousands of layoffs and billions of dollars in losses in just a few short years, primarily due to the exact kind of activity in which we found the defendant actively engaging,” she said. The RIAA said that it will file a motion to dismiss Nesson’s counterclaim...
...Elizabeth Dole that desperate to keep this Senate seat?" A day later, Hagan actually filed a defamation suit against Dole over the ad; the Republican's campaign responded by saying that it stands by the ad and that "This lawsuit is frivolous, and we will file a motion to dismiss." The most cutting comment on the entire flap came from high-octane Republican consultant Alex Castellanos, who said on CNN, "When you're making ads that say [your opponent thinks] there is no God, it usually means your campaign doesn't have a prayer...
...will vote differently in November. Why does it seem so intolerable? I fear that something cultural - and quite dangerous - is at work. In our public discourse, Americans can't seem to discuss and debate issues with anything approaching respect or intellectual honesty. We oversimplify, we distort, we dismiss. We turn the challengers into enemies. And when that madness infects our private discourse, our family members become foes. Not good for family harmony - and not a very wise way to go about choosing a world leader. Mitch Neuger, SAN FRANCISCO...
Opponents of the initiative dismiss it a “reckless idea,” but it is much more: Question 1 is a misguided measure that would undermine Massachusetts’ very existence. Even small-government advocates can agree that certain state-provided services are important. The state gives jobs to 68,000 employees; it maintains police departments and public schools; it keeps roads and bridges from crumbling. Yes, it would be great to give citizens a tax rebate, but Question 1 does it at the cost of all these benefits...
...will vote differently in November. Why does it seem so intolerable? I fear that something cultural--and quite dangerous--is at work. In our public discourse, Americans can't seem to discuss and debate issues with anything approaching respect or intellectual honesty. We oversimplify, we distort, we dismiss. We turn the challengers into enemies. And when that madness infects our private discourse, our family members become foes. Not good for family harmony--and not a very wise way to go about choosing a world leader. Mitch Neuger, SAN FRANCISCO...