Word: frankness
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...considered repellent under any circumstances, the tactic has become increasingly acceptable to mainstream homosexual leaders. It is practiced by some gay publications, and its propriety has even been debated in the corridors of Congress. Last June, when Republicans falsely implied that House Speaker Tom Foley was gay, Representative Barney Frank threatened to expose Republican officeholders who really are homosexual. Few in Washington doubted that there were such officials, or that Frank, an acknowledged gay, would be able to name them. Republicans were already keenly aware of the ironic fates of two of their most prominent antigay voices, Maryland Congressman Robert...
...England Journal of Medicine, oat bran has no special power to reduce cholesterol levels. In fact, it works no better than low-fiber grains and causes more bloating and diarrhea than some. In a study performed at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Dr. Frank Sacks and colleagues randomly switched 20 healthy men and women between two six-week diets: one contained 100 grams of oat bran daily, the other 100 grams of low-fiber wheat. Cholesterol levels dropped an average 7.5% -- no matter the diet. The simple explanation: both grains work indirectly by displacing other items...
...Frank Herzog, the station's sports director, said the names of the players were not released because of confidentiality, a policy the league itself follows in drug cases. "The names are not the issue," he said. "The central issue is the faulty testing...
...Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the issue was "really a political challenge to the president's constitutional authority. I believe the challenge is ill-advised, works against our national interest, and is likely to cause a further deterioration of our relationship with China...
...Frank Deale, a New York public interest attorney representing HRAAA, said Harvard lawyer Michael W. Roberts told him Tuesday that the University is reconsidering one of the Young Report's most controversial provisions: a clause requiring that a statement from Harvard's official nominating committee be included with all ballots...