Word: staunchly
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...LEAVING. JOHN ASHCROFT, 62, embattled U.S. Attorney General; after a tenure characterized by controversy; in Washington, D.C. Mistrusted by Democrats, in part for his staunch religious conservatism, Ashcroft was criticized by civil libertarians after Sept. 11 for the Patriot Act, legislation they felt gave too much power to law enforcement. Hospitalized this year for pancreatitis caused by gallstones, Ashcroft wrote in his resignation letter that it was time for "new leadership and fresh inspiration" at the Justice Department...
...Democratic stereotype in any case. Like many in his party, he favors protecting the outdoors; as an attorney, he practiced environmental law, among other things, and wrote the pro-environment Great Outdoors Colorado amendment to the state constitution. But unlike hard-line environmentalists, he is a staunch friend of agriculture. A sign on his desk reads NO FARMS--NO FOOD...
RESIGNED. JOHN ASHCROFT, 62, embattled U.S. Attorney General; after a tenure characterized by controversy; in Washington. Mistrusted by Democrats, in part for his staunch religious conservatism, Ashcroft was criticized by civil libertarians after Sept. 11 for the Patriot Act, legislation they felt gave too much power to law enforce-ment. White House counsel Alberto Gonzales has been nominated to replace...
...Bush ‘Stole’ Election,” Nov. 4), rallied in Copley Square claiming that Bush stole the elections. However, whatever the suspicions over voting machines that allowed no recount and no auditing, that were supplied by the private company Diebold which is owned by staunch supporters of George W. Bush, the fact is the gesture is futile because Bush is in place and will serve out his four years, doing all the things that the students in Copley Square, that I and my fellow Canadians and that the majority of informed people around the world...
With the Lions stymied again and again by the staunch Harvard defense, the Crimson put the game away for good on a counterattack with less than five minutes remaining. Junior midfielder Maile Tavepholjalern sent the ball to junior forward Sara Sedgwick, who found the corner of the net to create the final margin...