Word: grounds
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...this year they also approved Proposition 215; this measure legalizes the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. California's governor, Pete Wilson, has a law and order reputation but also favors gay rights. However, despite some of the Golden State's seemingly permissive attitudes, California seems to be ground zero for white America's backlash. Perhaps it is not even fair to term the success of Prop. 209 a backlash since it is doubtful that a majority white elecorate would have ever supported a referendum to create affirmative action policies in the first place...
...business being there, and the only person to benefit was Helprin. He had the simple man from Russell describing "the heart of cities" looking from space "like strings of sparkling diamonds," and alluding to Antaeus, the giant in Greek mythology whose strength was replenished when he touched the ground. Then Dole was trapped by that bridge metaphor. It was hardly out of Dole's mouth before Clinton made it a two-way span, with himself poised at the last exit before the 21st century. Dole meanwhile was left behind in a horse and buggy on a rickety wooden model. Most...
...made of paint, not cloth, and it cannot "fly"; it is static, stretched, rigid. You are meant to pay attention to its surface, which never happens with a real flag. This surface is discreetly sumptuous and full of energy, with marks and dribbles of wax encaustic over a ground of glued-on newspaper. On one hand, Johns seemed devoted to the flag--but his devotion was esthetic, not patriotic. On the other, by treating its sacred form as mutable, he undermined it as a conventional symbol. And since he did so without any visible aggression or skepticism, you couldn...
...seen. A bipartisan spirit will be needed to tackle the growing problems of campaign-finance reform and reforming entitlements. On the surface, leaders from both sides seem ready to work with the opposition. "I think you'll see us try to reach out and find a common ground with President Clinton," Gingrich said after the votes were counted. The GOP will still push for tax cuts, fewer federal regulations, reduction in federal spending and balancing the budget. Congress also will continue its investigations into the Clinton administration on a range of ethics issues, the latest being questionable foreign donations...
...What does a man do who has an argument with his wife? Does he cut her heart and lungs out? It's absolutely insane," Zalkind said. "Does a murderer leave the heart and lungs sticking out of the ground...