Word: meritable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Janet? President Clinton's attorneys may have persuaded Judge Susan Webber Wright that Paula Jones' damages claim has no merit, but Janet Reno is not convinced. The Supreme Court today hears an appeal with direct bearing on the Jones case -- and the Justice Department has weighed in on the same side as Paula's camp. Kimberley Ellerth's suit against Burlington Industries was rejected by a lower court on the grounds that even though she might have suffered sexual harassment, she had not shown that she suffered any form of retaliation...
...Gould, whose participation was more appropriate than one would think (he actually sang in the chorus for each performance), eagerly responded that despite the discomfort that both Christians and Jews feel in performing parts of the piece, Bach's St. John Passion deserved to be performed on its artistic merit...
...getting at something that should be said. But labor needs a voice that does not elicit indulgence. Michael Moore is guilty of reductionism. He has villified corporate America, and his only evidence comes from the unemployed and for PR drones. His spare comments on real incomes are valid and merit elaboration, but they are not met with any depth. That the human moments and glimpses of common sense in The Big One are sandwiched between annoying, carelessly composed confrontations and stand-up routines is a shame...
...advise you to), pay attention to the plight of workers who have lost their jobs and ignore Moore's vague prescriptions for change. Like many important artistic works, the merit of the film lies in its ability to bring pressing issues to light, not in its attempts to solve them...
Unusual skills or merit should be the determining factors in admissions, because these skills, such as artistic or athletic talent, add significantly to the quality of the overall educational environment of a college. At no point, though, should race even need to enter the considerations. When it does, it raises the ugly specter of racial discrimination, which is unacceptable, regardless of who is being discriminated against...