Word: moralizers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...gets inspirations the way other men get coffee, he began hearing from an unlikely trio of political muses. The first was Janet Reno, who, by opting not to name an independent counsel in the fund-raising scandal, gave Newt a better chance to take the moral high ground. The second was his mother, who told him Monday to get on with his life. And then there was golf champion Tiger Woods, who, Gingrich told aides, showed a discipline he wanted to match...
...Minister can hardly be certain of that. For starters, individuals--and the opposition Labor Party--have the right to petition the Supreme Court to order a reconsideration of charges against Netanyahu. Smelling blood, Labor politicians are hammering hard on the government's obvious ethical lapses. "He has lost the moral ground to govern Israel," argues aspiring Labor leader Yossi Beilin. "We are now trying to topple the government." Huddling in their party sanctum, Labor bosses have decided to crank up the pressure with pickets and street demonstrations. Shimon Peres, who was hoping to resume national leadership by joining...
...This moral lunacy is dramatized with the piercing common sense that characterizes both Roth's funniest and soberest works. "The world is not a place on which I have influence or wish to have any," says Merry through a veil, a safety net for microbes. Swede's reply cries out to distraught parents everywhere: "You are influencing me! You who will not kill a mite are killing me...your powerlessness is power over me, goddamn...
...after formula: four birth-control pills to prevent implantation of a fertilized egg, a use consistent with recent regulations from the Food and Drug Administration. Then the doctor called Crider back: the pharmacy manager at Longs Drug Store in Temecula, California, had refused to fill the order, citing his moral beliefs...
...pharmacist, John Boling, had support. The 6,000-member California Pharmacists Association last year adopted a policy allowing pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions based on "ethical, moral or religious grounds," says Carlo Michelotti, the group's interim chief. "We supported this pharmacist's action. A pharmacist has a right to his moral beliefs. Did he do anything to interfere with a patient's care? In this case, relatively...