Word: weightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...imagine a hundred Vietnam Memorials arrayed on the Mall. The earth would sink beneath the weight of such sorrow. Yet it would take that many Vietnam Memorials to list the names of those killed in the Holocaust. And it would still not be enough. There would still be nearly 200,000 left uncommemorated, more than have died of AIDS in America in all the years of the plague...
Unapologetic about his identity today, Mixner appears decidedly conventional. Black cowboy boots are the only modest eccentricity in a wardrobe full of dark suits, crisp white shirts and suspenders to match his muted ties. He stands 6 ft. 1 in., and his weight fluctuates by a hundred pounds or more from year to year. His high-tech apartment-cum-office is decorated with a peace poster from the Eugene McCarthy campaign, which introduced him to Clinton, and framed photos of himself with the President and the First Lady...
...others shared Kennedy's concern about the representation of women in Inside Edge, which contains an article advising men to "hook up with someone else" if they want to break up with their girlfriends and an article on weight-training that states that "Nautilus leg equipment is made for women who want their thighs to look nice. It's a waste for serious athletes...
Council elections have been dominated in recent years by the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), which endorses pro-rent control, "good government" policies and throws its weight behind certain candidates...
...targets of hate crimes are blacks, Asians, homosexuals, Jews and members of other ethnic groups; crimes against them are especially reprehensible because these people are victimized on the basis of nothing more than their status. In their view, society should announce its values by placing a heavier weight of disapproval on crimes of hatred. Even without such laws, judges will sometimes take matters into their own hands. In December, Broward County Circuit Judge Richard Eade sentenced Bradley Mills to 50 years in prison -- going far beyond the 22 years that sentencing guidelines suggest -- for Mills' part in the murder...