Word: wisdoms
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...constantly fed by new streams of immigrants, has produced in the U.S. of 1993 what author Ben J. Wattenberg has labeled "the first universal nation," a truly multicultural society marked by unparalleled diversity. It has also brought fresh challenges for the U.S. -- and considerable doubts among Americans about the wisdom of continuing the country's traditional open- door policy toward new immigrants...
...line from where Yuri Khamov waits outside the American embassy in Moscow, an expediter advertises his unwelcome street wisdom: "The Americans let in only those who have sponsors in the U.S.," he says. "Otherwise, they stamp your file with a black stamp, which means, 'Forget about America.' " Khamov, 25, an electrician who wants to settle in Orvado, Colorado, ignores him. Not that the self-appointed expert is wrong: ever since communist control ended, the U.S. embassy has been cherry-picking, allowing only a small fraction of these sweat-stained, hope-driven applicants through. But Khamov and his extended family...
...their great wisdom, the founders of this country took every precaution to ensure that their new government would never dare to overstep its bounds. The Anti-Federalists strongly opposed any kind of national authority. Even Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans, who supported a Federal government, saw it as a kind of necessary evil. After unpleasant experiences with the British, Americans wanted to ensure that governing powers would never infringe on their personal liberties...
...death struggle on the budget, Clinton ignored the looming NAFTA battle until after Labor Day. That gave the opposition time to lock up votes among House Democrats, who tend to be protectionist and mildly isolationist anyway. It also gave Clinton's own advisers, who were split over the wisdom of NAFTA, room to caper: several urged Clinton to pull out of the pact while he still had a chance and began planting the idea with party officials. The result was confusion...
...comedy-club circuit. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was impressed with Lawrence's "natural charm and presence" and hired him as host of Def Comedy Jam. Lawrence also landed scene-stealing minor roles in movies like Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. "To attain universal appeal, the conventional wisdom is that you should dilute, homogenize black comedy," says filmmaker Warrington Hudlin, who cast Lawrence in House Party and Boomerang. "His approach is just the opposite." In January Lawrence will release a comedy concert film...