Word: drafted
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...defiant rebel because he delivers high-voltage scripts. He's become best known for his sharp, pulp- fiction sense and his ability to build dramatic confrontations out of blunt dialogue. He can also hammer out reams of pages within hours. On Flashdance, Simpson recalls, "he gave us a draft in two weeks, then did 11 more. He's a workhorse...
...again flushed, became agitated with moderate hyperpnea ((rapid or deep breathing)); and immediately after saying "Take it off!" once again, he fell into unconsciousness. The mask was then left in place . . . Heartbeat was undetectable about 3 minutes after last breath." Kevorkian's lawyer says the report was an erroneous draft. The prosecutor declined to press murder charges...
...necessarily trust the legislature," Barrett said. He said politicians are likely to draft permissive laws when they regulate themselves...
...again, Shilts documents two facts: homosexuals become less unbecoming in time of war when every able body is needed; and harassment, intimidation and administrative discharges for gays and lesbians increase when the shooting stops. That employment practice was especially evident from the late '70s through the '80s, when the draft was replaced by volunteerism. On the eve of the Reagan Administration, Deputy Secretary of Defense Graham Claytor Jr., once law clerk of Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, laid the groundwork for the Pentagon's current antigay policy. The essence contained in a Joint Chiefs of Staff statement was that "homosexuality...
Attorney General Janet Reno urged Congress to draft legislation barring abortion-clinic blockades and the harassment of doctors, patients and staff by antiabortion protesters...