Word: resister
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...stay with his original publisher, and his publisher was eager to oblige. But the new novel has already attracted more than $3.2 million for the paperback rights alone. What scribbling starveling, faced with debts and rejection slips -- and knowing that Turow is in addition a handsomely paid lawyer -- could resist the impulse...
...artists too will need to resist; this means much more organization, never their strong suit. NEA Chairman Frohnmayer says he is dismayed by their slow reaction to the attacks: "I'm not sure there is an arts community out there because they've been silent for such a long time." So far, only two artists seeking grants have refused to sign a letter saying they will abide by the anti-obscenity pledge. (But last week the New School for Social Research filed a suit challenging the restrictions.) The real "silent majority" on this issue is the millions of Americans...
...obvious solutions to emergency-room overload are expensive and controversial: give people access to affordable health care, pay nurses decently, allow doctors some flexibility in treating their patients and recognize that good preventive care is a sound investment. Though politicians may resist boosting their budgets for medical care, they might be surprised to learn that many of their constituents are willing to pay the price. According to a Gallup poll released this month, 73% of Californians who believe the government should provide better health care for the poor were willing to pay higher taxes for such expanded coverage; 84% favored...
...boss, who is the real culprit? Quit kidding. Joey sees talking the would-be terrorist out of mass murder as the maximum test of his salesmanship. In his time he has cut the sticker price and upped the trade-in allowance on everything but death. He cannot resist the opportunity to do this ultimate deal. Besides, Larry is his kind of customer, infinitely suggestible, infinitely distractible...
...with reform proposals. But the scramble is unlikely to translate into a real overhaul. While both parties are sanctimoniously mouthing the language of reform, their real objective is to undercut their opponent's fund-raising advantages while protecting their own. Since Republicans raise more money from private contributors, they resist spending limits on congressional campaigns. Because Democrats get more cash from political-action committees, they oppose G.O.P. efforts to abolish PACs...