Word: harshness
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While the famed Spanish artist sometimes worked in black and white, dining services chefs strive every night to balance the vibrant hues of, say, savory baked tofu against the harsh monochromes of the pasta...
Baseball owners and players appeared before a House committee today, where players pledged to return to the field if Congress passed legislation making baseball accountable under antitrust laws. Baseball has enjoyed a 72-year exemption, a privilege not extended to any other sport. Members of the committee had harsh words for both sides, criticizing them for putting business over an obligation to the fans. But Democrat Jack Brooks of Texas agreed to push for a bill that would allow for players to sue, instead of strike, if owners impose a salary...
While criticism was not infrequent during Quayle's tenure as vice-president, very little was as harsh as the entire "family values" debacle. For the one of you out there who missed it, Quayle blamed many of America's problems on the decline of family values. He talked about the problem of single parent homes and the instability caused by them. As a result of all this, Murphy Brown saw unprecedented television ratings and Quayle was vilified in the press for attacking single mothers. He protested that he had been misunderstood, but to no avail...
...punish them. Some of the rafters in the "safe havens" will try to get to the U.S. by that route, but others will not. Attorney General Janet Reno says those who choose not to go back to Cuba will be held at Guantanamo "indefinitely." That is a harsh ruling but an unavoidable one. If the naval station were to become a processing point for entry to the U.S., another wave of emigres would head straight...
...imminent revolt. For now, Fidel faces no organized opposition. Despite their open verbal attacks on Castro and the communist system, the discontented seem readier to leave than to rebel; many still pin their hopes on internal reform. The question is how long the Cubans will put up with such harsh privation before taking change into their own hands...