Word: clamor
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...even that worst-case scenario might not be enough to dissuade the popular clamor inside Kurdistan for more assertive action. Just four years since the fall of Saddam, most Kurds may be willing to remain a part of Iraq for now, but few want their destinies to remain tied to a poor, failing state beset by sectarian carnage. Over time, the push for a free and independent Kurdistan may become irresistible. In a bid to manage expectations, the Kurdish leadership is putting out a new party line, echoed in mosques and newspaper editorials: "Be grateful." But as Americans have learned...
...benefits in the subprime boom. "There seem to be more gainers than losers, and unless the losers lose a lot more per household, the net gains would seem to outpace the losses," he wrote in February. So, yes, things may have gotten out of hand. But neither should we clamor to return to a status quo where almost 60% of African Americans who want to buy a house are told they...
...represents a desperate maneuver and an evasion of more practical, broader solutions that embrace Internet sharing and rethink rights management issues. People steal music, and bringing charges against a handful of arbitrary culprits will never quell the larger issue. The RIAA should respect the rights of universities as they clamor about their...
...Bush and Cheney didn't want to listen to the polls on the home front, they couldn't ignore the few allies they had left overseas. Britain's Tony Blair announced a partial pullout from Iraq last month, and then moderate Arab neighbors in the region began to clamor for Bush to pull up before he crashed. On Wednesday, King Abdullah II of Jordan made an impassioned public appeal in a joint meeting of Congress for Washington to take the lead on Middle East peace talks...
Lifestyle branding is a predictable response to the restlessness of upper-middle class America. They no longer want the same soulless products, but things that reflect their individuality. Companies clamor to convert people to their brand by dangling alluring lifestyles to shoppers. It is not true believer that they target—it’s the dabbler...