Word: insistences
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lobby, in my mind, is the most incomprehensible political movement in America today. I may disagree with right-to-lifers, socialist workers and environmental extremists, but at least I can understand to some extent where they're coming from. Why any rational citizen would insist on the unfettered right to own large-caliber assault weapons is beyond me. They may look pretty over the fireplace, but other than that, I don't see much practical use for them, unless you happen to be a drug dealer defending your turf or a psychotic, disgruntled employee who's decided that the moment...
...suggesting generational genocide. I am sure that many of my peers will make solid contributions to our struggling society once they return from the front lines. However, I do insist that we all need to experience a little shell shock before we start driving in car pools. I do not exempt myself from this little scheme and you may be wondering why I would wish to enter into harm's way. The answer is simple. Our generation is pathetic...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "The pro-gun arguments...are as flaky as the arguments of the tiny few who still insist that the earth is flat...
Dole's advisers insist that their California strategy is not a concession to defeat but a smartly calculated best shot at a come-from-behind win. If nothing else, they say, it will keep alive national media attention to Dole, something that a big push in less glittery Indiana wouldn't do. And that spotlight, Dole's advisers hope, could convince voters generally that Dole is not yesterday's news. "It energizes your base in other places when you see Bob Dole fighting for California," says Steve Merksamer, who was statewide head of the Bush campaign...
...outbreak of violence in the West Bank and Occupied East Jerusalem. But this time it is inquiring about the peace process and what went wrong. What could have Israel done that caused such arousal from Palestinian civilians? The hasty and somewhat surprising answers that have sprouted in the media insist on depicting the Palestinians as inherently violent and as the enemies of peace. In their coverage, some journalists have failed to mention fundamental truths about the real Palestinian condition. Instead, they further the offensive and unjust myths of the Israeli state. The opinion article by Justin C. Danilewitz, appearing...