Word: ire
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...Like similar legislation enacted in California, Texas and Washington State, Florida's new guidelines mean minorities would be considered in the same way as any other applicants, although new measures will be taken to increase minorities' involvement in recruiting programs. But Bush's plan, while ostensibly democratic, raises the ire of some black and minority leaders, in part because it's unclear how the 'diversity outreach' and '20 percent' plan will actually work. "The 20 percent rule is an attempt to be inclusive, to open doors without outwardly using race as a guideline," says Cohen. "But a lot of people...
...marriage penalty," as it is called, has been a favorite target of Republican ire for years. The quirk of the tax system causing some non-married couples to pay less in taxes than they would if they were married has attracted the attention of social conservatives and tax-cutters alike, providing in some cases an economic disincentive to marriage. Even the triangulating President Clinton has taken up the standard and called for an end to the marriage penalty. Unfortunately, the bill to end the marriage penalty that passed the House of Representatives Feb. 10 served more as a platform...
...life leaders are on a mission to prove he's not really one of them. Says South Carolina Citizens for Life executive director Holly Gatling: "We urge pro-life people to vote for any candidate in the Republican primary except John McCain." Part of what's fueling the activists' ire is McCain's call to ban soft money and restrict third-party "issue" ads. They see it as a major threat to their clout...
...Even those who say they have sympathies for Paglia's opinions say Harvard is the wrong target for her ire...