Word: frayed
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Republicans know that at a minimum they must appear reasonable. The spectacle of a meanspirited or obsessive drive against the President could send more Democrats to the polls and, in a broader sense, make an above-the-fray Clinton more popular as he benefits from a sympathy surge. But it remains to be seen whether Gingrich can manage a strategy that requires patience and restraint--traits not always evident in a Speaker who once cited his pique over having to exit Air Force One through the rear door as a reason for shutting down the government...
Professors from a range of disciplines--including English and women's studies--are joining the fray...
Today's Judiciary Committee can't even agree on the chairman's political comportment. Hyde's admirers expect him to follow in the Rodino tradition. He has great personal integrity, they say, and is respected by members of both parties for staying above the political fray. Not even the dustup over his decades-old affair--and Republican suspicions that the White House was involved in dredging it up--should affect his fairness and intellectual honesty, say his supporters. But Democrats grumble that the past few weeks have finally exposed Hyde's partisan instincts. They claim that he has a radical...
Stauffer's kick rebounded wide right off a B.C. back, where it was handled by co-captain Devon Bingham, who promptly booted the ball back into the fray. Senior fullback Jaime Chu gained control of the rock and sent a cross right to left, which Miller read and headed into the back...
They argued that educational institutions had to stay out of the fray in situations like this and let political matters take their own course. They were even exceedingly slow to adopt the Sullivan Principles, which prodded companies to take moderate actions to reduce egregious discrimination against Africans and black employees...