Word: zealousness
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Western observers have failed to understand Hussein because they have mistaken him for a self-interested thug rather than a zealous ideological missionary. Our academics are blinded by a stubborn and myopic secularism that overlooks the vast global political influence of religion, culture and ideology...
With the e-mail public, Merrill felt its reputation was beginning to suffer. It finally agreed to settle, without admitting wrongdoing, on the condition that there be a broad agreement precluding similar suits by other zealous state attorneys general. The deal was pounded out. In the end, Spitzer says, he didn't negotiate the fine. He called Merrill Lynch's lawyers and recalls saying, "It's $100 million. It won't kill you. I want this settled tonight." Merrill agreed to pay the fine, apologize and reform the way it paid its analysts. The public applauded the deal, though Spitzer...
...Mexican accents and one or two playfully errant Oriental items (Vietnamese spring rolls, Thai crispy noodles). We start with sesame-crusted scallops with “My Favorite Stir Fry Green Beans” ($12), a rather pointless dish, ineptly executed. The scallops are parched and petrified by over-zealous heat, and the beans make a dubious accompaniment, sitting forlornly in a thin gingery broth. The other starter, however, is sensibly composed—the slick fatty warmth of grilled duck sausage and bruschetta slathered with pâté de foie gras, pointedly countered by tart pickled grapes...
...Birand. Turkey's problem dates back to Kemal Atat?rk, the army officer who founded the republic almost 80 years ago and who imposed stringent laws to keep fundamentalism at bay. Erdogan, 48, is just the latest politician to run afoul of such laws which - in the hands of zealous courts and a secularist army - have led to the banning of dozens of politicians and a handful of political parties over the years. Born to a working-class family (his father was a sea captain) on Turkey's Black Sea coast, Erdogan moved at age 13 with his family to Istanbul...
Alfred E. Vellucci, the former Cambridge mayor notorious for his zealous feuds with Harvard, died last Thursday in Cambridge City Hospital...