Word: straightforwardly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Britain's MI5. But I don't see why a new force would be better than the FBI at gathering intelligence. The field agents I have worked with for more than 23 years are as eminently adept at tackling sophisticated criminal and terrorist enterprises as they are at investigating straightforward whodunits. What's more, creating a new agency would undermine one of the most important post-9/11 reforms--removal of the wall between the FBI's criminal and intelligence functions so that communication between agents and with the CIA is much improved...
...control. But unanswered questions about WMDs and shifting justifications for the Iraq war, as well as the President’s general evasiveness, undercut the moral clarity and responsibility of a man Americans once chuckled at good-naturedly. By refusing to accept the slightest blame, or answer the most straightforward questions about his actions, President Bush has become a parody of himself...
...control. But unanswered questions about WMDs and shifting justifications for the Iraq war, as well as the President’s general evasiveness, undercut the moral clarity and responsibility of a man Americans once chuckled at good-naturedly. By refusing to accept the slightest blame, or answer the most straightforward questions about his actions, President Bush has become a parody of himself...
...knock against a gas tax is that it is, well, a tax. Who likes that? But with soaring deficits and a war to pay for, taxes are not an option--they're a necessity. The only relevant question is, Which taxes? The case for a gas tax is a straightforward one. Gas prices are strikingly lower in America than anywhere else in the world; such taxes are relatively easy to collect; since an overwhelming majority of Americans drive, few avoid the tax; and by adding a cost to the wanton consumption of gasoline, you actually encourage conservation, accelerate fuel efficiency...
...Caroline, No,” which was recorded live at the Coney Island Museum in their hometown. It is always risky covering a well-known song, let alone one off the immortal album Pet Sounds, but TMBG do justice to the Beach Boys with their straightforward rendition of the wholesome lost love ballad...