Word: neutral
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...step in to stop even a sweet old lady from setting up a whites-only scholarship fund. That would clearly violate about 18 laws, including the 1964 Civil Rights Act. So those who insist that the 1964 act--and civil rights principles generally--ought to be interpreted as race-neutral are left with a dilemma. Either they must modify their principles and accept that the world is a bit more complicated than they pretend, or they must haul Oseola McCarty into court for breaking the civil rights laws. I dare them...
...words provided no clear direction for his government. Though officials were eager for peace, few were willing to sue for it, certainly not with the U.S. Military factions were ready to stage assassinations or a coup if bureaucrats tried such a move. Japanese diplomats approached the Soviet Union, then neutral in the Pacific, seeking mediation and proffering an alliance. That intelligence caused concern in the U.S., already worried about the Soviets, so utterly triumphant over Germany. Thus, as Japan's peace seekers meandered, America's leaders pondered the obstacles to--and expediencies of--victory...
...would suggest that Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer must reflect "Jewish views," or that Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy must represent "Irish opinions." Moreover, the Supreme Court is not a representative body; its members are appointed for life so that they may act as neutral, dispassionate umpires in the constitutional disputes of our day. That is precisely how Justice Thomas is carrying out his duties, and he is doing so with distinction. ORRIN G. HATCH U.S. Senator, Utah Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Washington...
...cyberspace, who works very hard selling pornography to computer users: I wouldn't feel comfortable having him as a next-door neighbor or seeing his guests pull up in his driveway. I would certainly not be relaxed if my children went to play with his. Money isn't a neutral commodity. What you sell is what you are. MARI MARGARET CLAUSEN Heidelberg, Germany...
Powell's views on specific political issues are not fully articulated, and most Americans see him largely in policy-neutral terms. Thus he is something of an empty ideological vessel into which voters pour their own beliefs. But in the scores of speeches he has given since his retirement as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the message he has crafted is a brilliantly balanced mix of conservative values and a somewhat liberal view of the proper role of government...