Word: furor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...furor over finances costs the Democrats time and momentum...
...supporters by belittling her new job as a "nothing-burger." The Republican Senate joined the Democratic House in passing non-binding resolutions asking Reagan to withdraw the appointment, which did not require Senate confirmation. Last week Burford decided not to take the un-salaried post, claiming that the "unwarranted furor" had done "grave disservice to your outstanding record on the environment." There was relief in the White House and in the Reagan-Bush re-election committee at her action, although one presidential adviser complained, "We hung with her all this time, trying to do something nice for her, and then...
That possibility, however, was discussed by a group of activists, including five Congresswomen, who dubbed themselves "Mondale Women." They will meet with the candidate in Minnesota this week to press the case for selecting a woman. One member of the group caused a furor by speaking openly of staging a convention walkout if the No. 2 spot does not go to a woman. The Congresswomen present quickly denied that such a threat existed...
...furor raises a larger question: To what extent does the government's West Bank settlement policy create the conditions for Israeli violence? Shamir has gone to great lengths to distinguish between the terrorists, who he has suggested were "crazies," and the vast majority of the settlers. He is understandably defensive. Although a modest program was initiated after Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan in the 1967 war, it was Likud's Begin who launched a major settlement plan after taking office in 1977. His aim was to create "facts on the ground" that would guarantee that Judea and Samaria...
This last question in particular has created a furor. Protestant churches have argued that the eggs should not be artificially maintained, but thawed and allowed to die naturally. Australian right-to-life groups, the Roman Catholic Church and some Orthodox Jewish leaders have protested that this would violate the sanctity of life. Instead, they believe the cells should be implanted in volunteer surrogate mothers...