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...They're nervous. They see the polls," Senator John McCain, who opposed the resolution, told me last week. As always, McCain has been a model of stubborn independence and utter rectitude in matters of war and peace. He has led a full-throated effort to get the Bush Administration to abjure the use of torture. But he has also made the strongest and most detailed strategic argument-most notably in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute-for a renewed effort to succeed in Iraq. He believes the war against Islamist radicalism should be the highest national priority...
...high, Knightley exudes the feisty independence and beauty that has made Elizabeth Bennett the favorite female character in English literature. What MacFadyen lacks in comparison to the good looks and charm of Colin Firth, he more than makes up for in his performance. Frankly, it would take a very stubborn and socially inept man not to immediately fall for Knightley’s Elizabeth, yet Darcy’s resistance is completely believable in MacFadyen’s reserved delivery. I am hard-pressed to think of a more tender moment in recent cinema than when MacFadyen?...
...odds on achieving a deal fluctuated all day, Rice's stubborn side kicked into high gear. "I'm not going to leave here until we get an agreement," she told an aide. She decided to delay her departure for Asia and return to Jerusalem after paying a condolence call on Jordan's King Abdullah in response to the Amman terror attacks...
...Piracy Reporting Center estimates that in Somali waters alone, attacks have risen from 2 in 2004 to 32 so far this year. Worldwide, piracy incidents could top 300 in 2005. Although attacks on cruise ships like the Spirit are unusual, piracy is one of the world's most stubborn criminal plagues: in waterways around the world, armed gangs wreak havoc with trade routes, interfering with the delivery of relief supplies, holding crews for ransom and stealing tens of millions of dollars in goods every year. Asia remains the most notorious region for piracy, but the waters off the coast...
...other guys on the roster, too. But Murphy didn’t relent. Going back on his word would have done more damage to his tough-guy image than handing down a weaker sentence and seeing it through.“Sometimes they think I’m stubborn,” Murphy said. “But I tell them one man’s stubbornness is another man’s strong convictions.”And Murphy wasn’t about to compromise his. Even after senior offensive lineman Will Johnson came to speak...