Word: griefs
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...provide monetary support for those choosing to have an abortion; thus, allowing a small sect of the student body to withhold its dollars is easier than facing the inevitable political fallout if Harvard were to bar students from making this symbolic gesture. But saving the University some grief is not a rationale for the policy’s existence. It exclusively favors pro-life students’ moral obligations, while deeming all other student concerns unimportant enough to warrant an opt-out mechanism. UHS decided—and rightly so—to offer funding for abortions; Harvard should stand...
After Arafat, might that dream be closer? For all the expressions of Palestinian grief as his body was returned to Ramallah on Friday, there were also quiet intimations of hope around the world--hope that the death of the unyielding Palestinian leader might bring a fresh opportunity to break the stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the White House, President George W. Bush spoke of an "opening for peace" and offered hints that his second term might usher in a reinvigorated American role. Although Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon could not bring himself to mention the name...
...never pull together elections by Jan. 9, the deadline Qurei set last week. For a treacherous period, Palestinians will be in a state of anxiety as they mourn the loss of the father figure who symbolized their national aspirations. After years of fruitless struggle, Palestinians remain united only in grief and fear of chaos. Their economy has been shattered, their government is bankrupt, and militants continue to gain strength. Most Palestinians yearn for peace but doubt that whoever leads them next will achieve it. "I am not hopeful," says Fawzi, 35, a Ramallah phone-company worker. "The Palestinian-Israeli problem...
Just before Election Day, I quizzed some of my liberal friends about how they would cope with a Kerry loss. Their answers were variations on the famous five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Of course, the more politically obsessive the friend, the more anger and depression were emphasized. One die-hard Bush hater couldn't even contemplate acceptance. "I will be incapacitated," she declared...
...bottom he doesn't believe Kerry has the strength to face the tough business of war. McCain's views about Bush have been formed up close. After both visited families of dead and wounded soldiers at Fort Lewis in Washington State, they flew in silence on Marine One. The grief had been deep, and some of the relatives had had an edge in their voice as they talked to the President about the conflict that had taken their loved ones. As the helicopter climbed, McCain could see that the encounter had battered Bush. "I'm proud of you," he said...