Word: vocalism
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Over the last decade, activists, ex-convicts, families, politicians and even celebrities have become increasingly vocal about the laws. Reforms to the sentencing structure were enacted with the 2004 Drug Law Reform Act, which allows for reduced retroactive sentencing, and at first seemed to bring the laws closer to repeal. But they have only applied to about 1,000 people and only 350 have been released, says Anthony Papa, an official with the Drug Policy Alliance, an advocacy group committed to changing the nation's drug laws. The reforms, he says, were not enough because the change applies...
...Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki publicly reiterated their view of Iran as a friend and a positive influence for stability in their countries, leaving President Bush to huffily demur. Iran helped install the Karzai government and has a longstanding hostility towards the Taliban. And Tehran has also been a vocal supporter of the Iraqi government, whose leaders have been historically close to Iran. In both cases, though, these governments fear that the strategic rivalry between Iran and the U.S. could prompt both sides to take actions that could provoke the other and prompt an escalation that negatively affect both Afghan...
...Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz, a vocal supporter of Israel who co-drafted a separate petition against the boycott, said that he thought Faust had "handled [the situation] superbly...
...think he has one." Zuma dismisses such critics. "The majority in this country have not seen anything wrong with Zuma," the candidate said in an interview at his home in Johannesburg earlier this year. "They think Zuma is one of them. The minority has problems [and] is more vocal. [But] I go with the overwhelming feeling of this country. If the majority says, 'Zuma, do this,' I will...
...Mosque seem to be sympathetic to the opponents of extremism. Whenever the silent majority remains silent, those countries fall prey to military or theocratic dictatorship. Let us hope that the Pakistani people do not present their country on a silver platter to the mullahs. They must be vocal and resist any attempt of takeover by the clergy. K.B, Kale, Jakarta...