Word: notionalism
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...This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table." GEORGE W. BUSH, U.S. President, speaking to European allies in Brussels...
...remains staunchly opposed to the E.U.'s move to lift the China arms embargo. And Bush is unlikely to soften his position on negotiating with Iran over the country's nuclear program, though his message on this point was mixed. Asked about U.S. intentions toward Iran, Bush replied: "This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table." When National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley later suggested that the U.S. might be open to offering incentives to encourage Iran to halt its uranium-enrichment program, Bush...
...economy. About 200 contract employees now hand make each piece. "One dress took 16 women three weeks to make," says Chanin, 43. "We might make one coat only 20 times. That means there are only 20 in the world, and each garment is handmade by someone different." That rarefied notion has splashed Project Alabama across the pages of Vogue, Elle and the New York Times and onto the racks of high-end retailers like Barneys and Jeffrey in New York. "We haven't invented anything new," explains Chanin about pieces that retail from $400 to $15,000. "We're just...
...yours. Two brothers wrestled, a cousin is on the Annapolis team, and her uncle is one of the coaches. Her other uncles wrestled too. Strict Christians, they are not enthusiastic about boys facing girls on the mat. They think it's immodest, and it somehow upsets their notion that females should defer to males. Her uncles are not alone. Girls who wrestle boys routinely endure heckling, forfeits and what they feel are unfair calls. But Woody, an Olympic hopeful for 2008, will not be deterred...
...founder of Action Without Borders. The selfishness, however, was in service only to the most charitable of pursuits. The Israeli-born Dar, 44, had been looking for a way to connect nonprofit organizations from around the globe to volunteers eager to donate their time. "I was obsessed with the notion that you have a world rife with problems," says Dar, "but you also have ideas and resources and people with free time and good intentions, and there had to be a way to bring these things together...