Word: spokenness
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...because they want to cover their asses," says Gittins. But the Marine Corps stands by its decision to prosecute while, as in most cases in the military-justice system, it won't comment on the charges for fear of jeopardizing the case. "A number of people who have spoken out about the incident--his mother, his defense attorney, his peers--were not there," says Major Matthew Morgan, a spokesman for the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade. "But those who attend the hearing will get a clear understanding of why the prosecution feels there is merit to the case...
...humble, soft-spoken Kentucky native gave an hour-long reading of selected poems from A Compilation for Owls as well as a sneak peek at his most recent works, then engaged the crowd in an intimate and compelling personal discussion. Despite the din of slamming doors and noisy footsteps penetrating the room from outside, Manning transported the audience with his poems about wilderness into the bleak emotional state of the being forced to endure living “completely alone with no one to talk...
...citizen of nowhere” at his death, according to Manning. He went on to describe the poems in a personal sense, including stories from the spans of time in his life when he himself lived alone, though all of the poems were spoken in impersonal voices. A sense of the meaning of Manning’s new works in the context of his own life may best be conveyed by the lines, “it was yours...only a dream/ a mean and beautiful one, but yours...
Offscreen, too, Robbins and long-term partner Susan Sarandon have spoken out against pre-emptive war, censorship, the death penalty, restrictive immigration policy, police brutality, and unfair labor practices, to mention only a few issues. In 2000, the Green Party members risked alienating many fans, even those who consider themselves liberal, by endorsing Ralph Nader’s presidential bid; last year, they argued passionately against their former champion, urging progressive voters to support John Kerry instead...
...while Summers had a reputation for being outspoken and temperamental—one of Harvard’s most powerful alums called three search committee members to calm worries about his character—Bollinger was “diplomatic” and “soft-spoken,” St. Antoine says. “Everyone has the sense that he has paid attention to them...