Word: notion
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Ignoring the mathematical inaccuracy of the notion that Nader took away enough votes to cost Gore the election, this counterargument poses a difficult choice for the voter. Undoubtedly, the more rational decision is to cast the vote for Gore and ensure that the second-best option takes office. But the principled one is to vote for Nader and the values he represents...
...increase, while significant, is not wholly unexpected. The College admissions staff has maintained a concerted effort to publicize the creation of SEAS, striving to dispel the notion that Harvard is primarily a school for the liberal arts, according to Fitzsimmons. This undertaking—coming at a time when national interest in science and technology is rising—appears to have been successful...
...Although the card is being presented as existing solely for determining employment eligibility, "it will be almost impossible to say that this wealth of information is there, but you can only use it for this purpose," Coney says. "Privacy is pretty much hinged on the notion that if you collect data for one purpose, you can't use it for another." Calabrese expresses worries that this ID will become a "central identity document" that one will need in order to travel, vote or perhaps own a gun, which Melmed calls "mission creep...
With a trio of short, spunky speeches, she leaped back to the top of the broadcast networks' evening newscasts and a dominant position on cable TV, simply by stating her unvarnished opposition to Obamacare and deriding Democrats, Washington élites and the press. She laughed off the notion that rough language used by some Republicans might incite further acts of aggression, threats and abusive language that have come against legislators in the wake of the final health care vote. Palin herself has been the subject of criticism for urging her followers to "reload" rather than "retreat" after passage...
...Rubio, meanwhile, grappled with looming image problems of his own and was forced to refute the notion suggested by debate moderator Chris Wallace that he's trying to keep the conservative Tea Party movement and its fringe aura at arm's length. "I've been to 15 or 20 [Tea Party events] around the state," Rubio said. (See pictures of GOP memorabilia...