Word: rebutting
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...would Jeb say such a thing? To lower expectations, for one thing. To avoid blame, for another. If Bush can gain a slight lead in the next few weeks, it's seen as a significant gain. And Jeb could be trying to rebut those anonymous Republicans claiming that he and his brother should have done things differently...
...import medicines previously exported by U.S. drug companies - in other words, to permit American consumers to buy the drugs at the lower prices the U.S. corporations often charge in foreign markets. Not surprising, then, that the industry is mounting a full-court press, and doing its best to rebut these arguments on its web site...
...money in the stock market--that were debatable as policy but made Bush seem more serious and moderate than he had before. Instead of offering his own vision of the future, Gore spent April and May attacking Bush's plans, even canceling a week's vacation so he could rebut Bush's Social Security idea. That strategy worked well against Bill Bradley in the primaries, but six months before the general election--when Gore should have been telling people what he stood for--it made him look mean, negative and short of ideas. His campaign seemed wholly reactive, skirmishing...
...When Judge Jackson last week denied Microsoft a chance to call new witnesses to rebut the government's breakup plan, he wasn't wrong - trial judges have a lot of discretion on how they run their cases, and he had justification for saying that Microsoft had had their chance," says TIME legal correspondent Adam Cohen. "But he may have left himself vulnerable to the appeals court, which is likely to be more sympathetic to Microsoft and any argument they made that Jackson had denied them due process." This way, Jackson's a little better covered. If the appeals court...
...yahoos love to rebut any gun control argument with, "guns don't kill people. People kill people." But despite their at times over-zealous rhetoric, there is some truth to this statement. Most who use guns for violent crimes are smart enough to acquire them illegally. If someone is going to be running drugs or robbing liquor stores, they are probably not attending gun shows at local expo centers or stores where they must deal with licensing. Instead, they turn to the illegal market for guns; something only controllable through tougher crime measures. This market is what needs regulating...