Word: unpopular
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Twice before in Hillary Clinton's adult lifetime, a Northeastern Senator has been the front runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Both times, the nation was at war. In both cases, the war, presided over by a Republican President, was unpopular--especially with Democratic activists...
...sacrifice. If this truly were a national effort, everyone would be asked to sacrifice, and that would mean a draft, so the burden would be shared equally. But the Administration is afraid to even breathe the word draft for one simple reason: the war in Iraq is so unpopular, no one would go. People would vote with their feet, and that would make Bush and other lawmakers face up to the disaster that this has become. As it is, they can afford to avoid the hard choices and continue to fight a misbegotten war with other people's children...
...worrying, it was simply not possible to argue against the war at the time. One was either "with us or against us." Intelligent discussion was pre-empted. So the issue is not about journalism and the courage to express different opinions but about self-censorship and the crushing of unpopular opinions. Philippe Chaniet Narita, Japan...
...Memoriam In calling Steve Irwin the "Crocodile Preserver," Jay Leno may have understated the accomplishments of the Australian. He was an advocate for the right that all unpopular animals have to life and shelter. Irwin was a passionate conservationist and believed in promoting environmentalism by sharing his excitement about nature. He founded his own organization for species conservation, his zoo is breeding endangered animals, and he even bought large areas in the U.S. and Australia for the creation of parks. Despite his fame, Irwin always described himself as an "ordinary bloke." But how ordinary could he have been when Australian...
...Growth in the 13 nations that have adopted the euro is expected to be 2.6% in 2006, an unusually strong showing for the continent. The European recovery is uneven, though, with Italy and France faring less well. And Germany has only begun to tackle some of the politically unpopular reforms of its health, pension and labor systems that economists say are needed to boost long-term growth. Still, "Europe is going to have a great year," reckons Harvard's Rogoff...