Word: complexioned
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With his pasty complexion, protruding ears, receding hairline and somewhat doleful expression, Souter, 51, was as deceptive in appearance as he was unshakable under pressure. Alabama Democrat Howell Heflin called Souter a "Stealth nominee" because so little was known about his views. But other questioners commented on the variety of his experience -- as attorney general, trial judge, state supreme court justice, federal appeals court judge -- and the ample record, including 220 state supreme court opinions, that was available for scrutiny. Unlike failed nominee Robert Bork, however, Souter had left behind no trail of speeches or law-review articles that might...
...America beyond the melting pot has already arrived. In New York State some 40% of elementary- and secondary-school children belong to an ethnic minority. Within a decade, the proportion is expected to approach 50%. In California white pupils are already a minority. Hispanics (who, regardless of their complexion, generally distinguish themselves from both blacks and whites) account for 31.4% of public school enrollment, blacks add 8.9%, and Asians and others amount to 11% -- for a nonwhite total of 51.3%. This finding is not only a reflection of white flight from desegregated public schools. Whites of all + ages account...
...victim said his assailant wore a blue and orange jacket with the name "George" stiched into the sleeve. The student said the suspect was a white male with a very light complexion, taller than 5'8" and in his late 30s or early 40s. According to the student, the assailant had a "reddish-orange" beard and mustache and light brown hair...
...need to get off to a really good start," James said. "If we lead early, that'll change the entire complexion of the game. They'll start to run, and then we can start with our press...