Word: victimizer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...public scrutiny she continues to undergo (but far more intensely than before) three-and-a-half years later recalls the extensive and ultimately destructive power of the press, of its ability to blur the distinction between questionable and condemnable behavior. Mrs. Clinton is yet another victim of an illness inherent in our media, namely its inability to tolerate and accurately convey "greyness". And it is in greyness, I'm afraid, where Mrs. Clinton stands today...
Women in comas have given birth before, usually to children conceived before the women were stricken. And by tradition, barring a living will, doctors honor a family's perception of a coma victim's wishes. The New York woman had been a devout Roman Catholic. Says Ellen Moskowitz, a lawyer and ethicist at the Hastings Center, "It seems reasonable to conclude this is the kind of decision she would have wanted...
...fledged partners in identifying, prioritizing and solving problems--or run the serious risk of increasing the threat of civil unrest. Involving the community each step of the way in neighborhood-based problem-solving efforts is indeed a slower process, but then so is democracy. BONNIE BUCQUEROUX, Executive Director Michigan Victim Alliance Mason, Michigan...
...landscape and the haunted people who perch there for the span of their lives ultimately merge into a surreal portrait of a place both specific and universal."Movies: The White BalloonJafar Panahi's sweet little tale of a small Iranian girl looking for some lost money has become the victim of an international skirmish over the U.S.'s alleged efforts to destabilize Iran. The country's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has tried to withdraw the film from consideration for the best Foreign Language Oscar. In response, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said it would...
...quite so publicly with things gendered. Brown, who has been the editor of Cosmopolitan since 1965, when she transformed it into the journal of libido empowerment and big hair we know today, will step down after an 18-month transition. Donahue's producers revealed that his TV show, a victim of poor ratings, will soon leave the air. He will still do occasional specials, the TV equivalent of getting kicked upstairs...