Word: winging
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...just throwing everything they can at the wall to see what sticks. Ironically, this is a conservative twist on a very liberal, cliched argument -- it's not his fault, it's the way he was raised, it?s society?s fault. People in line with McVeigh, the right wing militia, would usually have no sympathy for this kind of argument." Worse, Cohen notes, having struck some sympathetic chords with jurors during Thursday?s emotional testimony by McVeigh?s parents: "There could be a backlash among the jury, whose reaction could be, 'Don't blame us for what he did'." That...
...President's legal team knows the specifics of her claim, the sources said, they believe it can be easily disproved. The sources also tell TIME that Bennett will take depositions about Jones' employment history (Was she really hurt by turning down the Governor of Arkansas?) and her right-wing backers (Is her suit really aimed at clearing her name or at destroying public trust in Clinton for political purposes?). If push comes to shove, Bennett has said, a trial would leave Jones more embarrassed than the President, a not-so-gentle hint that she might be revealed as something other...
...wishes of her political supporters, for whom airing the charges is the goal. And who thinks the truth will actually ever be known? While it is hard to believe Jones is making it all up, it is not at all hard to believe that in the hands of right-wing zealots, rabid Clinton haters and a local lawyer who got a piece of any subsequent television, movie or jeans deals, she became a lot more emotionally distressed than she was at the time. It is just as hard to believe Clinton when he says nothing happened in the hotel, although...
Oppenheimer's current work, like his thesis, focuses on the growth of America's heartland and its culture that has developed a fascination with the paranormal, anti-government and right-wing movements...
...undergraduate level, the Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS) also decided to take a more activist approach, approving a draft constitution which allowed the group to take political stands and incorporate a self-described radical wing called Radcliffe Women's Action Coalition (RADWAC...