Word: exceptionalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Forcible rape" is a scary term. It says that rape doesn't inevtibly mean forcible; it says that rape is something that just happens, with or without force, or maybe with or without consent, to be more Orwellian about it. "Forcible rape" implies that rape is nobody's fault, except maybe that of the raped woman...
...offer that North Carolina's department of transportation found too good to accept. "The Klan is atypical of the groups that have been involved with the program," explained James Sughrue, a DOT official. No other volunteers, except a cub-scout pack considered too young to be on the roads, had been turned down for the highway-cleanup project. Rockey Chapman, head of the klavern, admitted he wanted "that sign to advertise my group." He asked the state branch of the American Civil Liberties Union to sue for a reversal of the rejection. The A.C.L.U. was expected...
That laudable message has brought the show enthusiastic praise from mental- health experts and TV critics alike. It takes a real grouch to offer a dissent. But even nongrouches may squirm at the sugarcoating this subject has received. Except for a few taunting schoolmates, Corky is drenched in love and support. Life Goes On may have the highest hug-a-minute ratio of any show in TV history. His parents (Bill Smitrovich and Patti LuPone) are unfailingly wise and patient. Only his blunt younger sister (Kellie Martin) worries occasionally about being embarrassed by her brother in school...
Police said the intruders did not use any weapons except for one tear gas grenade they detonated when forcing their way into the compound in central Seoul. Damage from the tear gas grenade, which was apparently captured police equipment, was described as minor...
Baltimore dealt with the inquiry in a confrontational and almost flippant manner. Except for a scanty correction in Cell, Baltimore never even attempted to rebut the allegations that the Cell project was a product of wholesale deception...