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Friends remembered Armijo for what they called his steadfast integrity and his warm, inclusive manner...
...junta does cause American casualties or deaths, our response will be crucial. The president must at once defend and re-explain the mission to the American people (something that was never done with Somalia). American commitment to the mission of restoring democracy should be steadfast...
...House Democrats would like. That's a bow to conservatives' wishes. Small businesses would also be exempt from this burden. While the plan received a thumbs-up from the President, it is sure to ignite fresh debate in the next few months. Republican Senate leader Bob Dole, a steadfast opponent of employer mandates, was heard referring to the Mitchell plan as a "corpse...
...skid marks left by dozens of previous books, movies and teleplays show the terrain: innocent children imperiled by drunken carelessness; a steadfast spouse trying to understand and cope; an alarming incident that brings the victim to the edge of self-destruction -- and self-awareness; the decision to seek professional help; the terrors of detox; the fragile return to sobriety and the recriminatory rebalancing of power in a damaged family; and finally the tearful public confession, carrying with it an implicit promise of a responsible future, which offers audiences a reassuring sense that they have once again witnessed a triumph...
Indeed, historic injustices suffered by the Palestinians have only occurred because of the threat to Israeli security. Israel never intended to hold the territories of Gaza and the West Bank under military occupation, but was compelled to do so as a security measure, in the face of steadfast aggression by neighboring Arab States. The previous border--ten miles wide, facing mountain slopes on one side and the Mediterranean Sea on the other--would have been indefensible against attacking armies...