Word: implicitly
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...decision could be double-edged: By falling on his sword, the popular CIA director could insulate the White House from some of the heat generated by the failure to find the WMD evidence that formed the basis of its case for invading Iraq - it could be read as an implicit acceptance of responsibility for providing the President with bad information. On the other hand, his resignation may amplify the electorate's awareness of a major intelligence failure over Iraq, at a time when polls showing growing numbers of Americans beginning to question the administration's handling...
...town-hall meeting in Orlando, Fla., the tension was broken by a young Army reservist named Charity Thompson, recently returned from Iraq, who said she was having trouble getting medical care from the Veterans Administration. Her story, and her implicit anger about the war, was greeted with a vehement standing ovation. Kerry responded to the health-care point but stayed clear of the war. Later Thompson told me, "I wanted to hear what he had to say about Iraq. I despise this war, and 99.9% of the people I served with feel the same way. We should bring our troops...
...Valentin lives in 1960s Buenos Airesdeserted by his mother, ignored by his philandering father and boarding with his cranky, sickly grandma. Eventually, he more or less invents a family to attach himself to. But this is not The 400 Blows. Director-writer Alejandro Agresti flat out denies the implicit--and, yes, existential--terrors of this child's desperately improvised life. Agresti's just out to give us a sentimental good time. Which some people, heaven help us, will have--while the rest of us choke on the cutesiness...
...Implicitly, most students oppose homophobic policies. But for any real political and cultural change to occur, this implicit support must be vocalized and put into action. The speak-out reminds us that our progress should be celebrated, but there’s still work to be done. Harvard needs to be a place where students, queer and straight, are able to foster a discourse where these issues matter. On and off campus, a constant awareness and consciousness is crucial. While it’s a show of support to tack on a rainbow pin, try asking your queer friends what...
Tonight’s concert may well be the first year that the promise implicit in Summers’s co-sponsorship comes to fulfillment. Busta is undoubtedly the most popular artist to perform on campus in recent memory. His decidedly non-family-friendly approach may well shift the tenor of Springfest back in the direction of students. Ten years after its start, Springfest may finally have figured things...