Word: progressives
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...highway: "They pass over it hurriedly; they try not to walk beside it, and they rarely venture upon it." Aware or not, Londoners are heirs to a centuries-old, north-south crossflow of envy and disdain. In 1840 the journalist Charles Mackay disparaged south Londoners by writing that "the progress of civilisation does nothing for them ... a thousand years effect nothing more than to change the wigwam into a hovel...
...presented Brown-Trickey with the W.E.B. Dubois Medal for continuing to advocate for minority groups after being expelled from Little Rock Central. During the event, HBO screened a documentary examining the lives of today’s Little Rock Central students, asking the question how far the nation has progressed since the 1957. Brown-Trickey said little progress at the school had been made, even though the Advanced Placement program (AP) now ranks the school among the top in the country, according to the film. Brown-Trickey smiled last night, but her expression in the film betrayed sadness and disbelief...
While city officials plan to provide free wireless to all Cambridge residents, recent progress has been slow. Organizers are awaiting a soon-to-be published feasibility report before the pilot program can be expanded to all of Cambridge...
...critical to get the new program off the ground—seem apathetic. And the committee that will decide the critical details of implementation and transition has yet to even convene. In fact, its first meeting is tomorrow. In other words, after four critical months, not one iota of progress is apparent. Though summer is a time for rejuvenation, it is not an excuse for stagnation. Students are expected to scan the course catalog and plan for their upcoming semester during their time off. So it is shameful to see that the administrators in charge of pushing General Education afforded...
...this would be that she had nothing to do with the ad. But Rudy accuses her of "joining with" MoveOn.org and "attacking" General Petraeus, although the only evidence he can muster for this accusation is a clip from Clinton telling the general at a hearing that his reports of progress in the war "really require the willing suspension of disbelief." For this, Giuliani demands an "apology," not just to the general but to all American troops in Iraq. He accuses her of "turning her back" on America's brave soldiers "just when our troops need all our support to finish...