Word: patriotism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...even before the meeting ended, U.S. reporters were already pressing Gates to talk about U.S. intentions towards Iran-especially in light of the U.S. sending a Patriot missile unit to the Gulf and a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region as a show of force. In his mild voice, Gates said Iran was playing a "very negative" role in Iraq and thinks the U.S. is "tied down" by its mission in Iraq. Then, with none of the bluster of Rumsfeld but all the punch, Gates delivered an unmistakable message-the U.S. was, by shuffling military assets on Iran's doorstep...
...Department of Defense has legitimate authority in this area. This is an authority that goes back three or four decades. It was reaffirmed in the Patriot Act," he said. "It's perfectly legitimate activity. There's nothing wrong with it or illegal. It doesn't violate people's civil rights...
...risk looking hypocritical now that they're in charge on the Hill. The ACLU points to its own polling that it says shows Americans support pushing back against the President and cites three races to back the numbers up. In Montana and Ohio, Senate challengers opposed to the popular Patriot Act fended off harsh attacks from Republicans on their position, and in a key Connecticut House race the anti-executive authority position helped seal victory for the Democratic challenger. Still, "that doesn't guarantee that the Democrats have found their backbone," says ACLU Washington representative, Caroline Fredrickson...
...reminds me of me. My father spent his career fighting the Cold War, he joined the army when he was 19, went to Vietnam. His whole life was shaped by that arc in American politics. He's exceptionally liberal but in the military, but is a humanitarian and patriot who believes in humane intervention, in helping, that's what you do. Nadia is a person not afraid to say 'I care about the world to do something, and I care enough to be ostracized.' She's very much alone. I've always found that so moving about my father, that...
...basketball team’s 83-75 win over Lehigh on Saturday afternoon, the Crimson claimed victory partly due to its strongest rebounding game this season. The Mountain Hawks entered the game out-rebounding the competition by 5.3 boards a game, the second best margin in the Patriot League. Thus, Harvard’s 37-33 besting of Lehigh on the glass looked all the more impressive. When you break down this statistic into offensive and defensive rebounds, the Crimson improved on its season average at both ends of the floor. While Lehigh out-rebounded Harvard 18-15 on offense...