Word: furore
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...revelation, the wounded city of Detroit “expected to hear a message of humility, remorse and apology. Instead, we heard an arrogant and defiant man who accused the governor, among others, for his downfall.” (Kilpatrick had denied the allegations and likened the media furor around him to a lynch...
...alleged sexual abuse of stepdaughter Zoilamerica Narvaez during the 1980s. The allegation first surfaced in 1998, but was eventually dismissed by a Sandinista judge without investigation or trial - despite an investigation by the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights, which determined that the case had merit. In most democracies, the furor would have been enough to sink any political career. But not in Nicaragua, where Ortega - protected by legal immunity and a judicial system stacked with Sandinista judges - has not only survived but thrived, returning to the presidency in 2007 and amassing more power than ever before. But now that Ortega...
...decade's most popular TV shows, The Golden Girls and Dynasty. In the '90s, however, Casadei--along with others in the industry--took a different tack. She began re-creating dresses worn by celebrities at awards shows and selling them at marked-down prices, starting a furor in the high-end fashion world over copyright law. Still, her work continued to gain a following for its affordability and style...
...That's not to say that Boehner hasn't been an effective partisan leader as well: last year the GOP won or drew more rounds than it lost to Speaker Pelosi. Its most recent victory: a relaxation on offshore drilling rules - though that victory was lost amid the bailout furor and stock market chaos...
...Mabry's account of the Rice-Aziz encounter spawned a minor media storm in Pakistan, but like it, the furor over the Zardari-Palin meeting will likely soon be forgotten. With an economy in free fall and militancy on the rise, Pakistanis have little time to concern themselves for too long over how their President comports himself...