Word: concern
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...burst into cheers, and all began to applaud. Outside in the cold, damp night, his supporters were waiting for word. For a brief time, they debated the idea of rewriting the concession speech to capture the suspended animation and having Gore go out and give it. The Veep's concern was that all these people had waited hours in the rain, and they would want to see him in person. But they quickly decided to send Daley out instead. Daley and Karenna stood over speechwriter Eli Attie and shouted their ideas at him as he tapped out the draft...
...ourselves on the back for such "improvement," we must bear in mind that issues concerning racial diversity are an encouraged part of our national dialogue. Because of America's abominable attitudes toward minorities in the past, we have developed a hyper-conscious concern about ethnicity and race that is now ingrained in our morals. In much the same way, we have learned to extend the same open-minded compassion to various religious groups on campus. And though lagging significantly behind in terms of acceptance, sexual orientation is at least part of an open and honest discussion at Harvard...
Skepticism about Kavakci's message and agenda came out in the question-and-answer session after the speech. Students said they believed she was advancing a conservative religious agenda under the guise of concern for religious freedom...
Next, Chandler adds, search committees worry whether the candidate's political affiliation might concern alums with fat wallets...
...alarm is the role of the U.S. media. Kenya's Daily Nation editorialized that "the alacrity with which the U.S. media announce results before rechecking is likely to cause confusion, rob the victor of his spoil, and vitiate what remains democratic in the system." Over in Paris, there was concern that the U.S. media had taken everyone for suckers. "When CNN and the other networks made these errors on calling Florida, it set off a worldwide media chain reaction," says TIME Paris correspondent Bruce Crumley. "There is concern here that everyone from the average Joe watching French...