Word: remarkable
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...told CNN. Again, it was left to Osberg-Braun to modify the charges, saying Juan Miguel had been verbally abusive with his son on the phone (she accused the father of telling Elian his mother was still alive in Cuba, but later conceded that she?d heard no such remark) but that he had been under instruction from "forces in Cuba." Previously, the Miami relatives hadn?t claimed abuse as their reason for demanding custody...
...Central Conference of American Rabbis, the umbrella group of Reform Judaism, used strong language in describing why his organization had made its decision. "Can you imagine the impact on [gays] after so many negative messages from all those religious groups?" he told the Washington Post. Some saw the remark as directed at Catholics - gay rights groups have criticized the pope in recent weeks for his failure to include gays in his mass apology for the church's past sins...
...frequently cuts people off in midsentence, keeping control of the conversation. He earns the loyalty of his staff by giving them broad authority, but he doesn't hesitate to remind even his closest advisers that he's the big dog, something he usually does with a sarcastic remark. While Gore may view few of the people close to him as his true equals, he assumes everyone understands this; Bush rarely misses the chance to bring...
...last note. My parents would like you to know that my remark about seven daiquiris and a couch in the basement was in no way drawn from my family history. In fact, they would like you to know we don't even use the basement. Not while we're renting it out to Sam the Chauffering School Student (we're letting him practice on us for free!) and Cousin Katie Cooks-Every...
...disease, his response was ice cold: "All the more reason to remind him of what he said about the research that goes on here." Back on his bus, McCain--who has voted to increase breast-cancer research--was not replying when reporters pressed for a response to Bush's remark. Nothing. He said he talked too much, was too open, and it kept getting him into trouble. And so he left it at this: "I hope my sister wasn't watching the news tonight...