Word: accept
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...anger that swept Capitol Hill last week, as Democrats struggled to accept the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to stop the Florida recount and award the presidency to George W. Bush, wasn't confined to Gore's friends. Since he doesn't have many of those on the Hill, the emotions triggered by his loss caught many House and Senate Democrats by surprise. A week before, they had been eager for the end, dismissive of Gore's strategy and above all worried that the cursed election would have to be decided in their chambers. How can we miss you, they...
...that they're caused, or at least deepened, by people doing smart things--tearing up credit cards, limiting purchases to stuff they really need. But when practiced in bulk, such level-headed frugality can shut down the economy. Friends, that's a risk you'll just have to accept. Let others prop up the economy if they can; you take steps to survive. Here...
...going to say I expect any gratitude for being lifted from the curse of a scientific education, but if you wanted to express some, I'd certainly accept...
...nothing really went awry. Chaos never did ensue. We now have a president whom everyone seems to accept as president. Yes, he has a little less time for what pundits call "the transition," but new presidents always stumble around for the first couple of years anyway, so what does a delay of a few weeks matter...
...certainly creates some political tension, particularly between the military and government. But President Lagos has handled the matter skillfully, saying over and over that the matter is in the hands of the judicial system, and that his government will accept whatever the courts decide. If you read between the lines, it's unlikely that Pinochet will ever actually face trial. The medical checks and interrogations obviously touch the once untouchable general, and the military doesn't like this. But they also know nothing is actually happening to the general. Even if he's under house arrest...