Word: modeste
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...their quest to bring Asian American studies to Harvard, AAA’s current advocates are setting smaller goals. Their predecessors in the organization fought for a full concentration, but ended up with nothing, said Zen, the AAA’s education politics co-chair.They are now pushing for more modest results, although their ultimate goal is still the creation of Asian American studies as an independent program for undergraduates. The AAA is working with the East Asian studies program to create an Asian American studies track within the department’s secondary field. East Asian studies is supporting this...
...should all agree is necessary. Klein was also flat-out wrong when he suggested that there is bipartisan agreement that the government should destroy any records on nontargeted Americans that it obtains using this broad new authority. In fact, the Administration and its allies are fighting against far more modest proposals to protect innocent Americans who are swept up in this new, essentially warrantless surveillance. For nearly 30 years, the secret FISA court has provided judicial supervision and oversight when the government carries out surveillance of Americans. President Bush ignored and bypassed that court and the law in approving...
...have my own modest proposals to return air travel to its original upright position. Unlike a snack box or headphones or curbside check-in, they won't cost a dime...
...good. With his from-modest-roots biography, his conservative positions on abortion, guns and gay marriage, and his deep Arkansas knowledge of Clinton-style politics, Huckabee "has earned his support" among the stop-Hillary Evangelicals who form the backbone of Iowa Republicanism, in the words of veteran strategist Ed Rogers. "But he hasn't had any live ammo fired at him yet," Rogers continues. "That's about to change...
Perfect for those who daydream about having a pied-a-terre in Paris is 3 Rooms, an 18th century house on the Rue de Moussy whose modest moniker belies the fact that it's a trio of 1,000-sq.-ft. (100 sq m) apartments. The hotel, nestled in the heart of the lively Marais district, is one of several buildings comprising almost an entire block owned by Tunisian-born fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa - encompassing the designer's own residence, studio, ready-to-wear store and offices - which manager Patrice Brunel describes as "like...