Word: hurtfulness
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...abrupt pause—debate is scheduled to resume after Veteran’s Day—came after moderate Republicans rebelled over proposals to enable drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and to severely cut social programs, including food stamps and Medicaid. These funding cuts hurt the neediest among us; moreover, these cuts lock the poor into poverty and solidify class stratification in the United States. Raising Medicaid co-payments and premiums for those living just above the poverty line (as the House bill intends to do) makes medical care less accessible to those who can least...
...have dismissed Labor as a party for the rich, particularly Arab voters and Jews whose origins, like Peretz's own, lie in the Arab world. Officials in Sharon's Likud Party and others who have built recent electoral success on the discontent of those voters acknowledge Peretz could hurt them. "He observes some of the traditions of the Sabbath, and he's Moroccan," says an official with the Shas Party. "That will attract voters' attention...
...full slate wiped away to send the message that such behavior would not be tolerated, no exceptions, not even for Bryant, arguably the team’s most talented defensive lineman heading into the off-season. It was a classic dose of tough love, and one that figured to hurt Murphy and the 100 other guys on the roster, too. But Murphy didn’t relent. Going back on his word would have done more damage to his tough-guy image than handing down a weaker sentence and seeing it through.“Sometimes they think...
...Schwarzenegger's approval rating is down to 30%. After he heard this, he said, 'I'm not going to act all upset and hurt because I don't have that kind of range.'" --CONAN O'BRIEN...
...talented (just ask him) Owens was lauded by fans and the media after playing while hurt in last year's Super Bowl. Then he hired Rosenhaus, who demanded a new contract--in a very public way. Usually agents prefer to negotiate behind closed doors; Rosenhaus and Owens went directly to the airwaves. "If Terrell overperforms, he should be able to upgrade," says David Cornwell, a former attorney for the NFL. "But how you go about doing this is key. Drew's strategy has created this huge issue with T.O.'s teammates and organization." Cornwell says Rosenhaus should have advised Owens...