Word: supporter
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...years after the kidnapping and murder of 10 year- old Jeffrey Curley, the Cambridge City Council joined cities across Massachusetts in voicing support for House Bill No. 4063, the "Jeffrey Curley Bill...
...jungle fauna. The Swedish show Expedition Robinson, from which Survivor is adapted, ran into controversy when a participant--the first in his group to be ejected--committed suicide just after returning home, although it was not certain that the show was a factor. For Survivor, both medical and psychological support staff will be on call at a nearby base...
...least one with whom you could be seen in public. In fact, it was Clinton, not labor, who pushed hard for the invitation. If there was any loser, it was AL GORE. Hoffa remained firmly in the camp of those who want the AFL-CIO to withhold its early support for Gore, which could hurt the Vice President dearly. Gore needs labor's backing and, most important, its dollars to shore up his flagging fund-raising efforts. Now Gore will have to spend time and money courting the leaders whose support seemed certain just weeks ago. It may be tough...
...prospects for the international financier-revolutionary dimmed last week following the coup in Pakistan and a U.N. Security Council resolution threatening sanctions against his hosts ?- Afghanistan?s Taliban movement ?- if they fail to extradite Bin Laden for trial in the U.S. Beijing and Moscow were more than happy to support Washington in passing the Bin Laden resolution, because the fugitive Saudi is alleged to have actively supported Islamic separatists in Chechnya and in western China. "Even more important for Bin Laden, China appears to be the major player in Pakistan now," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "And Pakistan remains...
...attempt to embarrass Pataki, who is thought to be positioning himself as Bush's running mate and from whom Molinari has long been estranged. But Molinari's decision can also be seen as a sign that Bush's vague "compassionate conservative" campaign lacks substance, a view supported by a recent Reuters/Zogby poll, which found that only 39 percent of Republican primary voters said they knew enough about Bush to nominate him. Meanwhile, McCain, who has attached his flag firmly to the issue of campaign-finance reform, appears to be gathering some steam ? recent polls give him 21 percent support among...