Word: mattering
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...female students, who sit on a sort of school governing board, he tells them they're acting like "skanks." They deliberately misread his remark - no he didn't actually call them a bad name, which they take to be a synonym for "whores" - but it doesn't matter. There's a classroom confrontation with an African student who rises to their defense, blood is accidentally spilled and the boy is threatened with expulsion - which in his case means expulsion not just from school but very likely, given his father's sternness, from France itself...
...Even if Quinn does end up replacing Blagojevich, the process of making things better may not include his appointing Obama's replacement. In the wake of the scandal, there are growing calls to let the people of Illinois decide whom to send to Washington, no matter who is in the governor's mansion. State Republican Party leaders are launching a TV campaign to make the case that a special election should be called to fill the vacancy, and Blagojevich, clearly in a bargaining mood, has indicated that he might be willing to sign such a bill. "Blagojevich Democrats like...
...However, most Crimson athletes in science would not trade the extra hindrances they encounter for a more flexible, but different course of study. Whether pursuing a career in medicine and the sciences, or a simple passion for the subject matter, these athletes are willing to endure various time strains to accomplish their goals...
...everyone's tastes either. One of those who discovered that it wasn't, ironically enough, was Robert F. Kennedy. When he held the very seat to which Caroline now aspires, R.F.K. bristled at its aggravatingly slow pace, as well as the reality that junior members, no matter how famous, are expected to wait their turn. That, Caroline Kennedy may discover, is the difference between running for the Senate and serving there...
...Such attitudes were reflected in the fact that, though Pride Parade 2008 turned out to be a success in many ways, planning the event was no easy matter. "While organizing the parade, we encountered many obstacles from the government, the police and a bus company," said Wai-Wai Yeo, a member of the Hong Kong Pride 2008 Organizing Committee. The local company Citybus refused to rent a double-decker to organizers of the city's parade because of concerns about its image. "This was a blatant act of discrimination, especially seeing the fact that this is a legal parade...