Word: explicitness
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Gore's decision not to run opened up opportunities, but competition is fierce. Lieberman, whose crusade against violent and sexually explicit entertainment has left him with few friends in Hollywood, is working Silicon Valley hard. And in New York City, several of Gore's former backers plan to meet this week to consider their options. "This is the first time in my experience there's not been an obvious candidate that all the most engaged activists here are going to get behind," says one of them, investment banker Steve Rattner. "At the moment, it's a real free...
...also with saw-gash versions. "It means we're competing in essence on three fronts," says an executive for a major label, who declined to be named. Michael Jackson's 2001 Invincible album, for example, was imported to China through official channels, after Sony Music removed several tracks with explicit lyrics to appease the Ministry of Culture. After the album flopped, large quantities of unsold European copies turned up on the mainland-uncensored and selling for a fraction of the price of official versions still on store shelves...
...produced misunderstandings about where he actually stands. The Washington Post once referred to Cheney the Congressman as a "moderate," prompting him to order an aide to call the paper's editors and "suggest they look at my voting record." On that point, at least, Cheney is happy to be explicit about his position. Told recently by Matalin that the press was writing stories about his being a "hard-liner," Cheney replied, "I am a hard-liner...
Committee on College Life member Jennifer S. Axsom ’04 said that though the official FAS rules governing student groups do not explicitly deal with selection of organizations’ leadership, the committee’s recent discussion has focused on whether to include explicit mention of the matter...
...motives, both imputed and explicit, illustrates the conflicting notions of what the inspections are all about. Iraq hopes that the process finally exonerates the regime from charges that it retains forbidden weapons of mass destruction, thus possibly paving the way for an end to economic sanctions. At the same time, Baghdad suspects the U.S. of exploiting the situation to spy. The U.S. expects the inspections to prove that Saddam is still hoarding illicit weapons and deserves to be forcibly disarmed. For many members of the U.N., a clean--or cleanish--accounting is the only possible hope for heading...