Word: spokes
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Clad in a dark suit and a periwinkle tie, House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.) spoke last night about the key issues confronting the nation and immediate goals that the U.S. should strive...
...compared his presentation to that of Vice President Al Gore'69, who spoke at the Kennedy School last month...
Council members who spoke against the bill said they acknowledged that poor attendance was an obstacle for constitutional reform, but that enabling fewer members to make substantial change would not address the real problem--member apathy...
Second, and more important, those who have the biggest gripes with Gephardt are not the loud-mouthed left. Gephardt's goaders, if they spoke up, would be the economic moderates--the Clinton voters with a little Ec 10 behind them. But then, things like fast track trade legislation just don't spark political passions. Moderates read the papers and vote, but too often remain on the sidelines as key debates are taking place. We live in a country of Crossfires, in which public discourse is harshly split. This fall, with bitter, partisan campaign finance investigations and the almost comical obstructionism...
Probably not, but during two days of anniversary celebrations, the Queen and Prince Philip displayed exceptional openness and humanity. They spoke of each other and their children with far more feeling than they have in the past. Again and again, the Queen stopped to shake hands with people in the crowds, and at one banquet she sat at a table with a jockey, an autoworker and a policewoman. Surely the happiness of the occasion created an expansive mood, but the royal couple's behavior was not entirely spontaneous. The anniversary was an opportunity to present themselves and their children sympathetically...