Word: toning
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...ideologue," says Julie B. Wilson, a member of Rudenstine's advisory committee and secretary of the Kennedy School. "I think the forum at the Kennedy School ought to be open for all perspectives to test their ideas, and I think his own personal thoughtfulness and style set their own tone...
...School in Selma. To others who would listen, he added: "Education is not supposed to be a partisan political football, and it should not be when Congress returns." TIME's Michael Duffy says presidents have often used Labor Day weekend to clarify their legislative priorities and to set the tone for their re-election campaigns. Besides, Duffy adds, "Clinton can't win in '96 without California's 52 electoral votes...
Hughes' essay rests on the misguided liberal premise that the Federal Government equals America. The cover declares, WHY AMERICA SHOULDN'T KILL CULTURAL FUNDING." Inside, the story is titled, "Pulling the Fuse on Culture." It is curious that such an apocalyptic tone is generated in defense of agencies that did not even exist for the first 189 of the nation's 219 years. Even Hughes admits the federal share of cultural funding ($620 million) is dwarfed by the more than $9 billion in private-sector contributions. With some changes in tax law, total funding of the arts and humanities could...
...sharp it shocks you how much detail it holds, yet at the same time it's not in color." As for Garcia's guitar playing, Costello says it "wasn't a question of virtuosity for its own sake, dazzling with millions of notes. It had a lovely tone and touch, and even when he played steel guitar, he added his personality and humor...
Ehrlich added that the tone of the rally willnot be antagonistic...