Word: loyaltiesã
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Having grown up in a family firmly split between loyalties??my dad is an avid Yankees fan, while my mom (quite rightly) supports the Sox—I have seen both sides of the spectrum. Sure, it’s tempting to want to support the shiny Yankee team, with their history, ridiculous number of wins, and brand-spanking-new stadium. But let me tell you something: that’s not real heart they’re showing—it’s just an unquestioned, routine, icicle heart...
...politics itself works to successfully change our policies. Only Obama has consistently offered a coherent vision of the way in which a broken political system—in which politicians decide what to say, how to vote, and with whom to cooperate for re-election based on partisan loyalties??leads to poor decisions. Certainly, the Bush administration was at fault for the misguided invasion of Iraq, but the effort was aided and abetted by those members of Congress who, fearing that standing up for their convictions would make them look weak on national security, voted to authorize...
...hand, he said he is tied by “deep loyalties?? to Harvard, where he is largely credited with transforming Harvard’s Afro-American studies program from a department with only one tenured professor, who was white, into what many consider today to be the best department in its field...
...called the Princeton offer “flattering” but said he maintains “deep loyalties?? to Harvard. Ultimately a decision about his academic future would come down to personal questions, Gates said...
...called the Princeton offer “flattering” but said he maintains “deep loyalties?? to Harvard. Ultimately a decision about his academic future would come down to personal questions...
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