Word: upheld
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There was only one statement on gay rights--they were upheld in Oregon. In Colorado and Florida, voters made a statement in favor of freedom to contract and freedom of association. On all three questions, the voters came out in favor of sound limited government...
That story isn't much different from that of Vietnam. American promised the Kurds that if they helped fight Saddam Hussein, they would gain independence. Like the soldiers in Vietnam, they upheld their end of the bargain, putting their lives at risk for American victory. And when they became inconvenient once Bush decided that Saddam could stay in power, we simply forgot about them. Where we once had to deal in twisted ironies, now we just ignore our moral problems...
...problems with her eldest son as Prince of Wales and later as Edward VII -- a remarkable womanizer and rakehell by the standards of any era. But George V and George VI, Elizabeth's father, who assumed the crown after Edward VIII's abdication, were devoted family men who publicly upheld their roles as Defender of the Faith. The present Queen, in the 45th year of her marriage to Prince Philip, has never personally attracted a breath of scandal...
...think I've upheld the honor of this office. We've had a good, clean Administration. Our ethical standards are high. Also, I've learned I can take the heat. It goes back to what your mother taught you: Do your best, try your hardest...
...trying to pass the Freedom of Choice Act for at least the rest of the year. They were motivated by the realization that the law, which would guarantee abortion rights nationwide, would probably not be passed unless it included provisions allowing state governments to impose restrictions like those recently upheld by the Supreme Court. For these abortion advocates, half a loaf is worse than none...