Word: outspokenness
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...former Marine put together Bush's Florida operation. But some have found his public statements unexpectedly shrill and partisan. "He needs to consider how the country perceives the process and the winner," says an old friend. "That does not come naturally to Baker." Another former aide was more outspoken. "He got a little too hot." A master inside operator, Baker has always been a bit weaker at the public side of politics. He made a lot of people wince in 1990 when he said the Gulf War was about "jobs." This shortcoming is probably one reason Baker has never been...
Such ideals, linked with her activism, outspoken feminism and writing talent distinguish Rich as both an author and historical figure. From a poem entitled "Greenwood," Rich's unwavering voice expressed her poetic ideals to her audience: "Poetry isn't revolution, but a way of knowing why it must come," she read...
...began to date her poetry, which became laced with her trademark sexual politics and issues of oppression and freedom. After the 1970 death of her husband, Rich vocalized herself as an outspoken lesbian feminist, seeking to include the lesbian experience into woman's' scholarship. She remains today a figurehead for gay and lesbian rights, reproductive freedom and for the progressive Jewish movement...
...wants changes in Washington's approach on issues ranging from the war on drugs to immigration. He may not be helped by the fact that in his commitment to political diversity in his cabinet, he has appointed as foreign minister the left-leaning academic Jorge Castanedo, often an outspoken critic of the U.S. But Wall Street and Washington have both responded positively to his economic appointments, and no matter who his foreign minister is, Fox will likely be able to draw on a considerable reservoir of U.S. goodwill for quite some time. After all, it's hard not to root...
...past two years. With both enormous size and smooth performance, these giant telescopes are doing science on a heroic scale--especially the Keck, which has had more than a half-decade head start on its rivals. In fact, says an astronomer who prefers to remain anonymous lest his outspoken views earn him professional enemies, "the Keck has done way more science over its lifetime than the Hubble...