Word: forthrightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Shaham has survived the hazards of prodigyhood to become the outstanding American violinist of his generation. His forthright, incisive playing can be heard at its youthful peak in this remarkable new recording (which also includes Bartok's First and Second Rhapsodies). Shaham's soaring interpretation, at once fiery and nobly lyrical, is a near perfect realization of a modern masterpiece; Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony provide lucid support...
...Give-'em-Hell Harry" was famously that way, and so was Gerald Ford, who was at the opening of the exhibition last week. At 85, Ford was as forthright as ever. He chided the Republicans for shifting too far to the right, praised George W. Bush for being more moderate than his dad, said Elizabeth Dole will be a formidable candidate, and questioned the wisdom of committing U.S. troops in Kosovo. He lamented that the Clinton scandal and the failure to resolve it quickly with a bipartisan censure "had an adverse effect on the presidency...
...thought it was improper. But he went on to volunteer that he had never had an affair. "To say anything else would have raised a firestorm," explains McSlarrow. Some Republicans are experimenting with what was called in the Watergate era the "modified limited hangout"--an answer that seems forthright, even embarrassing, but stops well short of the bald truth. Earlier this month McCain was questioned by CNN anchor Bernard Shaw, who noted the affair that McCain has already acknowledged during his first marriage, then asked whether a politician's private acts "should be part of public discourse." After again admitting...
...Dealing with separations and losses was one of the primary objectives of the exhibition. "There are many students, particularly those with little experience with death," explained Kanter "Who have a hard time expressing themselves when it comes to loss. The photos communicate a dialogue about the subject in a forthright manner that people often can't through dinner table conversations...
...human need for love and companionship, independent of sexual orientation. As Sullivan creeps back from the brink of death, he implores society to recognize people for their capacity to love and to give and not for being gay or straight. His thesis is heartfelt and forthright. It provides the arguments that render Love Undetectable a rich and engrossing read for many audiences--and, sadly, a controversial one to others for the same reasons...