Word: supporting
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...manufacturers. Her shaking head and pointing finger quickly shifts into a little rock and sway with "Soft Shoulder," a somber song of lost love. In another abrupt yet effective change-up, the bouncy "Swing" may have you grooving to the bass, sax and scratchy vocals. DiFranco receives some stellar support from guest artists Maceo Parker (playing sax and flute on several tracks) and the Artist (backup crooning on "Providence"), both of whom add distinct flavors to DiFranco's funkiest album...
Dukakis, who is currently teaching at Northeastern University, expressed support for Vice President Al Gore '69 over challenger Bill Bradley...
...group plans to spend its first meeting discussing its own mission, as well as considering ways to spin the new Institute for the community at large--including the Radcliffe College alumnae that it must count on for support...
...these Americans, the job at Wal Mart is better than the dole, but it is still a life of constant worry--always watching the margins to make sure ends meet, always making sacrifices. They must support their families on real wages that are now at the same level as they were in 1973, a full thousand dollars below what they were at the start of this decade of remarkable growth. For Buchanan, these Americans "have been left behind and left out." They see future hopes not in stock options but in slot machines...
Buchanan thus creates a dilemma for those he claims to defend. His presence in the presidential election will cause other mainstream politicians to recognize this "forgotten" constituency. It may lead to newer and wiser policies to win their support. But there is also a danger that a Buchanan candidacy will lose the genuine concerns of blue-collar workers amidst his occasionally outrageous statements and ineffective proposals. Buchanan has said that "the economy is not the country; the country comes first." This is an interesting idea, and it merits debate. But a worthwhile debate can exist only without extremism and must...