Word: distinguishedness
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Pierre Gemayel was the latest victim in a ruthless series of political purges. Anonymous assassins gunned him down last Monday while he was driving his car in Beirut. Before him, Rafik al-Hariri, former prime minister and a leading Sunni figure, was assassinated in February 2005. Samir Kassir, an exceptional...
The violent responses to the Pope's speech reflect the belief of jihadist groups, such as al-Qaeda, that their religion mandates the use of any means necessary, including suicide bombers and the mass killing of civilians, to bring about the world's submission to Islam. In an Oct. 12...
He was a friend and mentor and inspiration all my life. He and his wife Rose, his constant colleague and support, were lifelong friends of my parents Herbert and Mildred Stein after they met at the University of Chicago in the mid '30s. My father, a distinguished economist himself and...
The members of one final club had less than a hoot at a Thursday punch event when the boat was too small for everyone to bring a date. Punches could bring a friend, but members spent the night cuddling with their own personal bottles of bubbly. This marked the first...
“I always thought Deval would have a distinguished future,” Delbanco says. “That he is emerging as a national political figure does not surprise me.”