Word: insistences
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...both Democrats and Republicans can live with. But it's a measure of Clinton's perilous position that his modest concession was enough to anger liberals who have backed his plan for months. Democratic Senators Ted Kennedy, Jay Rockefeller and Tom Daschle led a press conference on Thursday to insist on universal coverage. "Why are we spending our time trying to come up with 10 different ways," asked Rockefeller, "to not do what the American people have clearly stated they want...
...many will insist. Grisham may not change opinions with this sane, civil book, and he may not even be trying to. What he does ask, very plainly, is an important question: Is this what you want? Because what Grisham portrays, capital-punishment enthusiasts, is exactly what happens...
Despite the string of congressional scandals, longtime observers of the Legislative Branch insist it is far cleaner now than in the 1950s and '60s, when special interests fished for congressional votes with envelopes of cash. "It was a common practice in those days for a lobbyist to come to a member of Congress and hand him an envelope and say, 'Here, this is for your campaign,' says former Representative Rod Chandler, a Washington Republican. "It was a nod-and-a-wink thing. 'If you use it on your campaign, fine. If not, that's up to you.' Nothing even approaching...
There are other issues, other areas where Harvard administrators insist on maintaining policies that are not in the best interests of students or the University. In each case--either out of ignorance, or arrogance, or simply for comfort's sake--Harvard refuses to change...
...year's hottest issues, both candidates insist they will be tough on crime...