Word: doneness
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...word “Obama” that was shouted and whispered and passed from hand to hand down the subway carriage like the watchword we had all been waiting for. We all seemed to walk a little taller, as though we were the ones who had done something to be proud...
...term-limited governor had always opposed the amendment but had not campaigned against it or come out in support of gay marriage. "They should never give up," he said on CNN, referring to proponents of gay marriage. "They should be on it and on it until they get it done." He called the Election Day vote against same-sex marriage "unfortunate, obviously, but it's not the end. I think that we will again maybe undo that, if the court is willing to do that, and then move forward from there and again lead in that area." (See pictures from...
...others on the conference call expressed concern that the gay rights movement had become too focused on marriage, and is now paying the price in other more critical areas. "Marriage was never our issue," Trantalis said. "It was thrust upon us by the other side, and they've done a very good job of beating us up over...
...single-offender crime." Lawyers contend that the sailors confessed under high-pressure interrogation tactics that included lies and threats of the death penalty. "In rare cases," wrote the retired agents, powerful interrogation techniques "can produce false confessions." The investigative confirmations required to ensure confessions are reliable were not done in this case, wrote the agents...
...humor sparked charges of racism from political opponents, though most inside and outside Italy simply shook (or buried) their heads at the terrible timing - both historic and comedic - of such a remark in the wake of Obama's election as the first black U.S. President. As he's done before when accused of stepping out of line on the world stage, the 72-year-old billionaire lashed out at anyone who criticized him or called for an apology as "imbeciles," insisting his comment was meant to be "cute...