Word: servants
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...Press in 1994. "He fought special interests, and he told it like it was." So did Synar, generally. He railed against the widely popular Gramm-Rudman law designed to prevent deficit spending during the 1980s. President Clinton today paid tribute to Synar, calling him "a brave and unflinching public servant who in tough political times remained true to his principles." Those principles ultimately proved too liberal for Synar's constituents. Synar lost the 1994 primary to a retired teacher with just $19,000 to spend. After that defeat, Synar remained in Washington to pursue political causes, and was awarded...
Playing the servant Louka, Dana Gotlieb '97 made indescribable facial contortions which gave the impression that she was confused about how to express herself. Aside from this flaw, Gotlieb credibly played a very energetic servant who likes to flirt with the boys...
...onto the shore. As he plans revenge, oversees the engagement of his daughter Miranda (Jessalyn Gilsig) to Prince Ferdinand of Naples (Scott Ripley) and foils Caliban's plot against his life, Freeman evokes every doubt, conviction and emotion Prospero experiences. He is temperamental and harsh with his spirit-servant Ariel, kind but strict toward Caliban and a little amazed by his own decision to forgive his betrayers and give up his powers. In the midst of the fantastic world created by Daniels, Freeman's Prospero gives the play a familiar and human center. Both his controlled performance and the dazzling...
Rabin had always been a dedicated servant of the Israeli state. As a soldier, he first gained experience and fame during Israel's fight for independence in the 1940s; he later became the heroic leader of Israel's military successes against its hostile neighbors in the wake of the Six-Day War in 1967. But as a politician, Rabin became a staunch advocate of peace with the Palestinian people, eschewing violent conflict...
...those who voted for Brown and Achtenberg. It is still not fashionable in this liberal, pro-union city to have a mayor who rousts vagrants from downtown, criticizes union rules and appeals to Big Business to stay in town and create jobs. Says Jordan: "I've been a public servant for 37 years. I'm not looking at a future career in politics. I just want to make the city work." Brown, characteristically, is less modest. "The city needs my skills," he says. "I want to bring back the magic...