Word: dissenting
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While no amount of protest is likely to have much effect on whether the Administration decides to go to war, the movement could still push legislators to speak out if the fighting goes badly. Activists say they are slowly building a diverse constituency of dissent, one that includes labor unions, the National Council of Churches and Gulf War veterans' groups. Interviews by Time across the U.S. show that a wide variety of Americans have joined the antiwar campaign. Here are some of their stories...
FRAUD, CORRUPTION, INTIMIDATION. The tribes' secrecy about financial affairs--and the complicity of government oversight agencies--has guaranteed that abuses in Indian country growing out of the surge in gaming riches go undetected, unreported and unprosecuted. Tribal leaders sometimes rule with an iron fist. Dissent is crushed. Cronyism flourishes. Those who question how much the casinos really make, where the money goes or even tribal operations in general may be banished. Indians who challenge the system are often intimidated, harassed and threatened with reprisals or physical harm. They risk the loss of their jobs, homes and income. Margarite Faras...
...Dissent: Bush’s Fiscal Policy Sound
...Dissent: Innocent Until Proven Guilty
According to Council members, who said the Council supported the recommendation without dissent, a dismissal would mean that neither Gomes nor Pomey would receive a Harvard degree, despite having completed their studies...