Word: stridently
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...percent earn 46.01 percent of all income but pay more than 67 percent of all income taxes; and the top 50 percent earn 87.01 of all income but pay more than 96 percent of all income taxes. For those who have bought into the Democrats’ strident rhetoric and divisive rich-versus-poor strategy, these numbers may be quite surprising. Indeed, it’s also worth remembering just who some Democrats consider to be "rich." As it stands today, the U.S. Tax Code is exceedingly progressive by any measure. Bush’s plan, which the President forcefully...
...people," glows BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley. "He has become a folk hero." Now the Dec. 12 ballot in Gujarat pits Modi against Shankersinh Vaghela, the candidate of the avowedly secular Congress Party. But the true choice is between two visions of India: imperfect but inclusive harmony, or strident, angry segregation. Both the BJP and Congress say their strategies for the 2004 general elections will be based on what some 50 million Gujaratis decide. For the BJP, it is a test of whether hate politics work and, as hard-liners see it, whether the party is being extreme enough...
...thinks also are at least partly hardwired) are good reasons to make life better for those who start out at a disadvantage. And while he's cranky about society's unwillingness to accept scientific discoveries about the roots of human behavior, Pinker also admits, albeit in a less strident voice, that environment plays a significant part in how we turn out. It's just not the whole story...
...allegations have left some skeptical; there is no evidence, at least not yet, of a terrorist plot. And Ford, in particular, doesn't fit the profile of a terrorist. A Muslim convert and son of a Black Panther leader, he has long held strident political views. But he is also something of a model citizen. As a student, he once penned a note thanking a professor for a well-taught course. As an adult, he volunteered to teach arts and crafts to children in a Muslim community center in Portland. Tall and athletic, Ford is consistently described as calm...
...Arab anger at the U.S. both because of Washington's unflagging support for Israel and because of its threats against Iraq. "Throughout the area, Bush's policies are making people more anti-American," said a senior Gulf diplomat. The London-based Al Quds Al Arabi newspaper was even more strident: "Kuwait is supposed to be the safest and most loyal ally of the Americans. The fact that a group of Kuwaitis has attacked U.S. forces reflects a transformation of the great love and gratitude felt by Kuwaitis towards the U.S. into intense hatred...