Word: mannerly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...course, you can't blame them, for even though he gained virtually no legislative victories, Bennett clearly rattled the education community. Indeed, from the very beginning of his term, Bennett's confrontational manner and conservative attacks constantly left educators reeling...
Together, the studios involved produce 70 percent of all entertainment programming on prime-time network television. This combined effort marks perhaps the first attempt by this industry to use their influence with the public in such a manner...
...have an inordinate amount of faith in my own ability to do things," Thompson says crisply, though his voice and manner have softened since 1984. He is known for a charming braggadocio that runs to self-aggrandizing T shirts. And if asked how he is, he will probably still reply, "A little short of fantastic." But marriage last year to his childhood sweetheart settled Thompson noticeably, and the birth of a daughter twelve weeks prematurely jumbled his regimen. "My little girl weighed less than a bag of sugar. It was incredible how tiny she was. Yet she was perfectly formed...
...April Congress banned the transmission to minors of obscene or indecent material for commercial purposes. Federal courts in New York and California promptly struck down the portion of the law applying to merely indecent matter (messages are deemed obscene if they discuss sexual activity in a clearly offensive manner, while an indecent recording might include nothing more than strong language...
...campaign against Bird points up a conundrum. While it is sensible to be able to recall judges for corruption or incompetence, is it desirable for them to have to worry about voters when they make their legal judgments? Courts were never intended to reflect the popular will in the manner of legislatures. In judicial elections, says Berkeley Law Professor Franklin Zimring, "you walk the tightrope between democratic accountability and popular passion. Everybody agrees that accountability is fine and passion stinks, but how do you tell the difference...