Word: unflinchingness
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Mike Synar, Oklahoma Democrat and 16-year veteran of Congress, died today at home of a brain tumor. He was just 45 years old. A feisty liberal who tirelessly battled the gun and tobacco lobbies, he nonetheless represented a district peopled mostly by conservative Democrats who favor gun...
The march presented a vision of hope. Speakers such as Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Maya Angelou and Rev. Jesse Jackson inspired the jubilant crowd. And yes, even Minister Louis Farrakhan, though long-winded, preached a message that emphasized courage and faith. He was unflinching in his rebuke of white supremacy as...
With that, Packwood's political nightmare--and the one he had threatened to visit upon his Senate colleagues--was laid to rest. By bowing out now, Packwood spared the Senate the dual anguish of deliberating over the ouster of one of its own members while seeing a huge agenda to...
Harvard's annus horribilis has not merely been a fluke, a "bad year;" this year speaks volumes for the type of world in which we find ourselves today, and for the trends of our progress and regression. It should provide us with pause for some careful examination of the state...
The depiction of their relationship, astonishingly devoid of stereotype, is the movie's greatest strength. The women interact in a manner that is tender and uncontrived, and neither is ever seen listening to Melissa Etheridge or reading Sisterhood Is Global. Despite the women's differences, the viewer does not question...