Word: franked
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Part of McCain’s appeal in 2000, and again in 2008, has been his frank, independent nature. McCain has built up a respected and honest career doing what he thinks is right and not worrying about how his actions might upset party leaders and the political hierarchy in Washington. McCain has come too far to abandon these character traits for a few more votes in the presidential campaign. Attacking Bush about Katrina might appeal to embittered or neglected citizens and students in New Orleans, but it is not worth sacrificing integrity...
...American woman whom he had met in Massachusetts after he left Ann and Barack in Hawaii and who became his third wife. Had you set out all the facts, you might have meaningfully addressed some important issues related to race and culture. But such a study would require a frank discussion. Who will take up Obama's invitation to have one? S.J. Hangartner, Pittsford, New York...
...American poet Frank O'Hara once wrote that "the light in Japan respects poets." It's easy to see his point with the Hyakunin Isshu. Moonlight, dawn light and fog-filtered daylight suffuse this anthology, illuminating scenes of delicate natural beauty. As McMillan notes in his introduction, the great Tokugawa-era painters Hon'ami Koetsu and Ogata Korin were but a few of the visual artists drawn to the poems. The latter illustrated one of the earliest and most famous karuta sets, as the major ukiyo-e (Floating World) artists - famed for their depictions of metropolitan life in Edo Japan...
...Kenyan wife and children) with an American wife whom he had married in Massachusetts after he left Ann and Barack in Hawaii. Had you set out all the facts, you might have meaningfully addressed some important issues related to race and culture. But such a study would require a frank discussion. Who will take up Obama's invitation to have one? S.J. Hangartner, PITTSFORD...
...Harvard College Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Political Coalition and co-sponsored by the Harvard BGLTSA and the Harvard College Democrats—most of the speakers agreed that sexual orientation should not define a politician. Nancy F. Korman, a lesbian who worked with openly gay Congressman Barney Frank ’61 for twelve years, said one’s sexual orientation is not an indicator of success, either in office or elsewhere in life. “You are a parent, you have a child in your arms, the child is critically ill,” Kornan said...