Word: plainspokenness
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...which the disc dips its fingers. The first ten minutes bound from the lush, sultry Flamenco of “Let’s Never Stop Falling in Love,” to the airtight montuna of “Anna (El Negro Zumbon),” to the plainspoken ragtime of the title track...
...affected an if-you-knew-what-I-knew-you'd-be-optimistic-too tone. But last night Bush at least was introducing a new topic, explaining to the country something they didn't know that well. And he did it in a manner that was civilized and gracious, plainspoken but sophisticated. "America needs to conduct this debate on immigration in a reasoned and respectful tone," Bush said "We cannot build a unified country by inciting people to anger, or playing on anyone's fears or exploiting the issue of immigration for political gain...
...television crew that arrived in his office and asked whether he was aware that a group of presumably illegal aliens was camped out in a drainage ditch next to the sheriff's headquarters. Sensing a story, the crew wondered if he was embarrassed by the aliens' presence. A plainspoken man, Dever said he was not the least bit embarrassed. Their presence, he said, illustrated quite pointedly just how pervasive the problem...
President Bushmay wave away Democratic critics of domestic eavesdropping, but one challenger is proving harder to dismiss: Heather Wilson, a plainspoken Air Force veteran from New Mexico and four-term G.O.P. Congresswoman little known outside of national-security circles. As chair of the House subcommittee that authorizes technical intelligence, she has waged a behind-the-scenes battle for access to information about the controversial surveillance program since word of it leaked in December. She won a significant victory last week. After she called for a full investigation of the spying, the White House ended 54 days of stonewalling...
...most-watched such ceremony in human history, with over 1 million faithful and dozens of world leaders jammed in and around St. Peter's Square, and tens of millions more watching on television. Ratzinger was a study in serenity, guiding the elaborate liturgy with poise, and delivering a moving, plainspoken homily. It was the first public proof to the faithful - and to voting Cardinals - that he was a man who could shepherd a worldwide flock. In the days that followed, Ratzinger was called upon to lead a series of closed-door, preconclave meetings with his fellow Cardinals, who would later...