Word: firebrands
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...Camille Paglia, a firebrand scholar of art history who teaches at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, has made criticism of most modern literary theory her raison...
...hundred out-of-state volunteers answered a similar call from Al Gore, banging on Iowa doors for the Vice President last week after being summoned through the Internet. Conservative firebrand Alan Keyes beckoned followers from an audio Web banner. "You want conscience back in America? Put principle back in our lives," he blared from the computer speakers of targeted Iowa and New Hampshire Net surfers. On the campaign bus in Des Moines, an aide for publishing tycoon Steve Forbes beamed a Web-page update from a wireless keyboard the size of an Altoids box. And last week journalists couldn...
...there's one thing politicians hate, it's a public inclined to reserve judgment. Presidential hopefuls are no exception: They want voters to make up their minds and defend their candidate to the end. But unfortunately for politicos looking for firebrand support, there's some indication that the American public could be settling in for a long, calm consideration of the upcoming campaign. According to a poll released Wednesday by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, voters today are less sure of who they'll vote for in November than they were three months...