Word: forthright
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...often the lone liberal voice in an increasingly moderate Senate. Paul Wellstone, who died Friday in a plane crash, was known for being a forthright, passionate advocate for leftist causes, and for creating an atmosphere of honesty in the chamber where he worked. He was 58 years old, father of three and grandfather...
...there was movement toward a settlement—that is, movement toward the end of occupation for the Palestinians, and an end of belligerency for all—Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians increased. It ignores the fact that many of the most violent Palestinian groups have been quite forthright regarding their goals: They do not seek the end of occupation as Westerners normally understand that term. Rather, they seek the “liberation” of all historic Palestine from the “Zionist invaders.” While I do not doubt that many...
...Rising Islamic militancy in Pakistan made her question the roots of her faith, but America's military response to the New York City and Washington attacks made her profoundly disillusioned. "America wanted vengeance by killing Afghans," she says, her voice quavering at first--as if she is uncertain how forthright to be with an American visitor--then gaining strength and fluency. "That was wrong. Those Afghans were just as innocent as the poor people who died in the World Trade towers," she says...
Additionally, Hall said, Summers was forthright in saying that he did not know very much about divinity schools and needed time to educate himself...
...very naturally a very direct, a very forthright person,” Yasin says. “[Even] if I wanted to, I couldn’t hide anything. Sometimes I would like to, but I can’t pull...