Word: standing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Students then hold mock trials to test their skills, and observe experienced advocates at local courts. Once trained, advocates go to court and stand by for women who come to obtain restraining orders, Buel said...
Despite her long career in Republican politics, Hope has rarely taken a public stand on specific issues. In an interview yesterday, she said she has not yet formulated a position on many Harvard questions, including the issue of University divestment from its $230.9 million in South Africa-related holdings...
...Louis Sullivan, nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, is called to White House woodshed because he whispered around Capitol Hill that perhaps he might not want the Roe v. Wade abortion decision to be rescinded. This is leaked instantly, contradicting Bush's pro-life stand. Note to newcomers to heed John F. Kennedy's rule: "If there is more than one person (yourself) in a room, consider anything said to be on the record and a probable headline in the morning paper...
...young stand-up comic with a little Tonight show experience under his belt. Now, on the eve of the seventh anniversary of his own late- night show, Letterman is riding high as TV's most inventive and influential comic. Yet he still looks up to Johnny Carson, gets annoyed at guests who don't come prepared, and wonders why some people think he's mean...
...protesters, Fathers Hans Kung and Edward Schillebeeckx, are long-standing critics of Rome. But not all signers were left-wingers, and for many it was the first such public stand. The Vatican declined comment, but the West German hierarchy "decisively" rejected the "countless insinuations" against John Paul, insisting that "prudent, discriminating dialogue" accomplishes far more than one-sided tracts...