Word: midwest
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...define himself, or the Bush campaign will spend millions of dollars doing it for him. For instance, Dean signed a bill establishing civil unions for homosexuals in Vermont, which is not the same as gay marriage. But that distinction doesn't faze one top G.O.P. activist in the Midwest, who chortles, "He'll be for gay marriage when we're through with...
...words explaining that the capture of Saddam Hussein by coalition troops Saturday night does not mean that the insurgency against American and allied forces is over, that Iraq will be at peace any time soon, that the Middle East is about to become as pleasingly democratic as the Midwest. All true; all beside the point. In a part of the world where myths are often as powerful as facts, the capture of Saddam is a huge deal. For skeptics in the Arab world and beyond who had started to mock the muscle-bound inability of American forces to secure their...
...There is an assumption that if you are a member of color, you are of a particular party,” he said. “The Democrats and the Republicans are more diverse than the McCarthy clan of the Midwest...
...billion traditional toy business has grown from 10.8% in 1993 to 21% today (and some analysts estimate it's more like 25%). Toys "R" Us, KB Toys and smaller toy chains, meanwhile, have either lost share, quit the business or struggled to hold ground. Says analyst Todd Kuhrt of Midwest Research, "It's clear that consumers are voting with their wallets for Wal-Mart and Target...
...world of ever-increasing cultural interconnection, where those in the Far East are only a click away from students in the Midwest, it is even more important to understand various global cultures and perspectives, recognize their mutual influence and seek their common evolution—as a means of realizing truth...