Word: insist
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...GUARD SITTING in a plastic garden chair in the Gem Palace garage may or may not be listening as I spell my name for the second time. "Marie-Hélčne. I'm here to see Mah-ree Eh-len," I insist, mindful that his reserve could be linked to the millions of dollars in jewels just upstairs. His wobbly head shake becomes more vigorous. "He only knows Gujarati. He says you can go up," a male voice calls...
...However, as soon as he arrived at Harvard, Krahel says, he realized that being a Republican wasn’t for him and joined the Harvard Dems. Krahel says that while Democrats are not irreligious, they are generally secular when it comes to politics.Lesser is critical of Republicans who insist that Democrats are profane atheists. “Nationally, Republicans do a good job of painting Democrats as being not religious, and Republicans are really good at labeling people,” he says. “That’s what they do. Republicans label.” Ouch.Lesser...
...showing us just how hard it really is to exploit and abuse women. Its win on Sunday provides a clear example of mainstream America’s willingness to take notice of and uplift music and films that portray black Americans in the most negative possible light. While some insist that Three 6 Mafia’s win represents a positive turning point in the history of the Academy—that perhaps they are finally beginning to accept and respect rap music as a legitimate form of art—I can’t help but think that...
...Washington said U.S. soldiers in Iraq "are required to comply with all U.S. laws and treaty obligations in their treatment of detainees. When there have been abuses those violations are taken seriously, acted upon promptly, investigated thoroughly, and the wrongdoers are held accountable." U.S. military officers in Baghdad insist they're following United Nations Security Council resolutions, the Geneva Convention and Iraqi law in their handling of suspects that American or Iraqi forces capture in military operations. They say each detainee's case is regularly reviewed both by U.S. officers and Iraqi government officials to determine if the person should...
...Congress decides, as a result of this, to review port security across North America," says Colin Robertson, an official at Canada's embassy in Washington. That could affect the large amount of container traffic at Canadian ports that ends up in the U.S. Transport Canada officials insist security at Canadian ports is as good as, if not better than, at American ports. Even so, Americans may get even more zealous about inspecting cargo arriving from Canada--underlining a growing divergence of views about how to vet port security...