Word: renewing
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...over. If in the end Gingrich has to reach into his own pocket, there is always the $471,000 in royalties he is reported to have earned on To Renew America, the 1995 book for which he was originally offered an improbable $4.5 million advance. The New Republic points out this week that the book leans heavily on copyrighted materials developed for Newt's college course by the tax-exempt group that is at the center of his current problems...
East Timor's situation seems so hopeless now that it is difficult to determine what the U.S. could or should do. But Bishop Belo has pointed the way to a sensible beginning. In his editorial, he called for "the release of East Timorese political prisoners, a step that could renew hopes for peace and and help the next round of United Nations-sponsored talks...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "We must aspire to renew our democracy by increasing citizen involvement, not just in elections, but in communities, schools and places of worship...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "We must renew the American spirit, breathe new life into the constitutional guarantees of self-determination, equality, family and community...
...past voting preferences as though they were the candidate. American history is filled with examples of people who changed the system despite the fact that they were legally excluded from participation. Just because one has the right to participate in politics does not mean that we are forced to renew that right every four years by voting. Think of the thousands of students who excel on the strength of their political beliefs and experience. Not a single one of those people has ever voted. It is part of our fundamental beliefs that political rights cannot be taken away. This logic...