Word: patting
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...cavalierly dismissing abortion as just another "medical procedure"--an unscientific and illogical canard of the pro-choice movement for decades--and capping their intolerant argument with a pat, predictable appeal to "diversity," the Crimson does a grave disservice both to intellectual rigor and to the journalistic standards that it claims to uphold...
Texas Gov. George W. Bush put himself in a tough position this past February when he sold his political soul to the devil--er, Pat Robertson--in exchange for a comeback victory in South Carolina. It seems to me that the easiest way for him to show people the compassionate part of his "compassionate conservatism" exists, is to choose the right running mate. Insisting on a pro-life running mate just won't work. One name no one seems to raise anymore because of her recent tough re-election battle is New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. She is everything...
...remained discreetly out of town, and his treasury secretary, Larry Summers, met with representatives of a number of non-governmental organizations before the weekend to underline the administration's efforts to bring the citizenry in on the discussion. But with both leading presidential candidates being free-trade boosters and Pat Buchanan's conservatism making him politically unpalatable to the bulk of the protesters despite his own hostility to international financial institutions, the protest movement may have little direct impact on U.S. presidential politics. But it's a heads-up to the professional politicians on both sides of Capitol Hill that...
...opinions and solutions. And their basic premise - that the architecture of the international finance and trade systems is in dire need of overhaul - has plenty of adherents on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. But while everyone from President Clinton and World Bank chairman James Wolfenson to Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader may agree on the need for change, there's little accord on what should be changed...
...news: Airline service is in a pitiful state. According to a new study from the University of Omaha and Wichita State University, all service indicators, from on-time performance to general passenger treatment, fell to dismal levels during the 1999 travel season. Airlines can give themselves a very small pat on the back for improving one aspect of the travel experience: Baggage-handling complaints were slightly lower in '99 than in the previous year...