Word: gutsing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Unlike Nevins and Catton, Foote devotes little space to the political context of the war-the angry riptides of the 1850s, the drift into disaster. His attention is focused on the righting itself -fortifications, tactics, the strange chemistries of leadership, the workings in the generals' minds. Among other things...
Two men deserve to share the honors for combining brilliant professional competence with the guts to say it like it is. They are Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz and General George S. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
When forced into a corner, however, a surprising number of gun owners admit that controls upon handguns and in some cases prohibition could be beneficial. But this concession only provides a springboard from which they leap into their favorite argument. "We just don't have judges with enough guts to...
These drab traits undoubtedly worked against Miki in 1968, 1970 and 1972 when he unsuccessfully campaigned to be party leader. But Miki has also long had the reputation of being an idealistic party reformer. Although it is suspected that he is not quite the "Mr. Clean" he claims to be...
This country needs a President with guts enough to push for an excess-profits tax. Unions would not be as greedy if corporate profits were not soaring.