Word: staunched
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...politics as usual. Take the example of gun control. An insane gunman shoots President Reagan, but somehow Reagan feels enough like a duck to let that water slide off his back. In short, he doesn't support gun control--until he's out of office, when he becomes a staunch advocate of the Brady Bill. Did you ever ask Bob Dole if he's for gun control? He might be once he gets out of politics...
...business community for 20 years. So inside the simple white church, rich and poor sat shoulder to shoulder in remembrance of a man who had tried to straddle the social divide. Although the poor far outnumbered the rich, the accent of the service was on lawful justice, with staunch warnings against vigilante-style retribution, or dechoukage. "We have to be patient," intoned Father Gerard Jean-Juste, a Roman Catholic priest. "We can't be struggling and fighting each other...
Roosevelt's staunch opposition to gambling fits in with the rest of his moderate platform--tough on crime, big on welfare reform, supportive of small business...
Lichtenstein's work and own experience have made him a staunch defender of drug therapy. "Mental illness is not something you can take or leave," he concludes. "Medication was at the heart of my treatment." Without such help, ; many people with mental diseases try suicide, according to the documentary. "I don't know anyone," says recovered schizophrenia patient Cathy Roemke, 41, "who hasn't felt like it." The attempts often occur, therapists say, after patients decide they no longer need their "meds...
Clinton's solicitude for the foundation might seem misguided. Its members are mostly staunch Republicans unlikely to boost the President's meager chances of carrying Florida in 1996, whatever he does. But a foundation- spurred surge against Democrats could cost Florida Governor Lawton Chiles his job in November. Also, generosity toward Cubans seeking to enter the U.S. would put Clinton at odds with a powerful sentiment against illegal immigration that is gaining strength in key states like Texas and California...