Word: referred
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However, Mr. Balagur grossly misquoted me in this context as referring to "connections between this war and how colored people are treated..." I do not use the phrase "colored people" to refer to persons of color and did not do so when speaking with Mr. Balagur. That phrase, with its unfortunate heritage in the Jim Crow tradition, is generally considered offensive and I very much regret that an apparent transcription error caused Mr. Balagur to attribute it to me. Ellen J. Messing...
...Aviv mother, faces a torrent of questions from her sons Jonathan, 6, and Daniel, 10, who ask about weapons systems and moving to a safer place. "I have told them that the chances statistically of us getting hurt are very small," she says. "As for military questions, I refer them to their father...
...Gates' leadership and personality that make others believe the Duke scholar is the best person to build an Afro-Am Department at Harvard. Peers most frequently refer to him as an "entrepreneur," "energetic" and "cosmopolitan...
...confidential services offer the kind of comfort, caring and guidance once sought from relatives, neighbors and churches. The callers are typically seeking help with problems that include alcoholism, loneliness, marital stress and layoffs. The help-line workers provide some comforting words, make an initial assessment of the problem and refer callers to professional aid ranging from self-help groups and marriage counseling to psychiatric hospitalization in emergencies...
...would be difficult if not impossible to justify a war costing thousands of casualties for such a small sliver of territory. Moreover, since that sliver approximates Iraq's initial demands on Kuwait, Saddam could plausibly claim that he had won what he really wanted. Some American and allied officials refer to this as "the nightmare scenario" since they think it represents Saddam's best chance of escaping punishment and remaining a menace for the future. But Saddam might see an even better choice...