Word: brennan
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WASHINGTON: William J. Brennan was a liberal. During his 34-year tenure on the nation's highest court, Brennan in more than 1,200 opinions was the architect of the individual-rights revolution in law in the 1960s. He opposed the death penalty, defended abortion rights, and consistently championed people whose rights he feared would otherwise be forgotten. When Brennan died of natural causes Thursday after living all but nine of this century's years, from opponents and admirers alike there was little but marvel at the career of one of the most brilliant and influential justices in America...
...starry night at Brennan's in the French Quarter. A 10-carat diamond has been nestled in the Bananas Foster by a handsome swain under the influence of one too many romantic comedies. As his lovely maiden scoops up the ring, he asks, "Will you marry me?" Her face lights up with joy. But a moment later a slight frown crosses her pretty brow. Looking deep into his eyes, she inquires, "Do you mean really, really marry...
Discipline, however, is hardly the first requirement in the showy professional world. "It makes sense for an orphan to go for the bucks and kick back a bit," says Christine Brennan, author of Inside Edge, a best-selling book on skating. "But what Oksana did is equivalent to Tiger Woods' winning the Masters this year and saying, 'That's it, I'm leaving the P.G.A. Tour, and I'm going to play in pro-ams and exhibitions for the rest of my career.'" Brennan believes Baiul should have kept on a hard training routine for 1998 instead of settling...
...Brennan has one of the longest political resumes in Maine history. To cap his 30-year career in elective office, the former Governor wants to return to Washington (he says he "got a lot of calls from Democrats" asking him to run) by building on his tried-and-true labor base and co-opting G.O.P. issues like the balanced budget, line-item veto and term limits. Whether he can get the statewide support he'll need is uncertain; he lost his bids for Governor...
...director of the Center for Family Business at Husson College in Bangor. She supports a cut in estate taxes and has fought to preserve funding for destroyers built at Bath Iron Works, Maine's largest employer. The G.O.P.would like to keep this Senate seat, but beating Joe Brennan is no piece of cake...