Word: insist
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Critics, however, insist that Carey stood by while his own local was infiltrated by the Mob. His secretary-treasurer, John Long, was convicted in 1988 for embezzlement (the conviction was reversed on procedural grounds). Carey says he did nothing wrong, but the scandal has raised questions about his ability to monitor underlings. Last month a major reform group, Teamsters for a Democratic Union, was censured for making illegal contributions to Carey's campaign...
Tsongas is even harder on his own party. Americans simply do not trust Democrats to run the economy, he declares. "For Democrats to insist that they are pro-jobs and also antibusiness is obsolete," the candidate repeats at every stop. His solution: Democrats must stop bashing business. Says Tsongas: "Democrats have been famous for dividing the pie fairly. Now there's no pie left. So Democrats must learn how to produce wealth." Businessmen, he tells his listeners, badly need a capital-gains-tax reduction, tax credits for new investments, the elimination of quarterly reports that encourage short- term thinking. Last...
Body and Soul is most unorthodox in condoning sex among unmarried heterosexuals. It states that the church should no longer insist on celibacy as "the only moral option for single persons...
...until his dismissal last February, maintains his unit was a victim of Army politics. "There is no question I was the whipping boy of the Army," Holland said. "They had us convinced that we weren't worth a toot. But in mock battles we did well." Army officials, however, insist that the 48th suffered from deficient leadership and training, poorly maintained equipment and key personnel sidelined with medical conditions. The 48th did set one record, however: the brigade spent more time at the NTC than any other unit since the training center opened...
When the going gets tough, the tough . . . well, go along. After denouncing the United Nations for decades, North Korea's xenophobic Communist government announced last week that it would apply for full membership in the organization -- right behind South Korea. "As the South Korean authorities insist on their unilateral U.N. membership," the North Korean Foreign Ministry declared indignantly, "if we leave this alone, important issues related to the interest of the entire Korean nation will be dealt with in a biased manner on the U.N. rostrum...