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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...
...chief exec of the nation's largest civil rights organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is hearing calls for his resignation -- from once-staunch supporters. The Chicago Southside chapter is demanding that Chavis resign because he settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with NAACP money. The Southside branch, with 20,000 members, is one of the largest in the country. TIME Senior Correspondent Jack White says that this latest news adds to the pressure on the NAACP's 64-member board to fire Chavis at its meeting this Saturday. But, White adds, "getting rid of Chavis would...
...within its confines, one can say whatever one wishes. Likewise, Byrd showed that it was possible to outstep the ostensible boundaries for plainsong writing by imbuing it with a passion (perhaps a bit cerebral by Romantic standards, but potent passion nevertheless) that stemmed from his religious frustration as a staunch Roman Catholic in Anglican England. Similarly, though Bach was "only" a Lutheran, his music resonates with passion that many of his interpreters and biographers sought to downplay or even negate, thinking it incongruous with the strict Baroque compositional forms...