Word: outspokenly
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...demonstrated in campuses across Iran, demanding political reform and the release of the jailed academic Hashem Aghajari. The history professor was sentenced to death this month for insulting the Prophet and questioning the clergy's interpretation of Islam. But the students believe Aghajari is really being punished for his outspoken views on reform. Iran's hard-line Islamic judiciary has frequently wielded its legal power to crack down on the reform movement. President Mohammed Khatami, himself a reformist, sought to defuse the latest crisis by declaring the sentence "inappropriate" and suggesting the matter could be resolved by throwing...
...Democratic Party. While times of national crisis call for consensus building between the parties, Pelosi sustains that “where we do not have our common ground, we must stand our ground.” This attitude will save the party from being overwhelmed by its presently more outspoken opponents. The timing is perfect and the Democrats must seize the opportunity. Congresswoman Pelosi’s charisma, coupled with her tenacity, will no doubt be the change needed to help the Democrats redeem their direction and generate a lively and aggressive comeback...
...contrast, trouble awaits those who want to get involved. Beside a railway track in south Beijing, five people have camped out in a plastic tent. Meng Jianxin, the most outspoken of them, traveled to Beijing last week from Fengjie city in Sichuan province, where his family home will be flooded by the Three Gorges Dam. He says local officials embezzled much of his compensation money, and he's here to petition the congress for redress. "I want to ask the delegates who they represent, who elected them," he says. At the nearby train station, six uniformed police watch from under...
...outspoken Frank, who is one of three openly gay members of Congress, is considered one of House’s most liberal members...
...Outspoken conservative commentator Ann Coulter demonized liberals and made the case for racial profiling and an attack on Iraq in a speech to a Harvard crowd of about 200 on Saturday...