Word: gladding
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...these past four years. He said that even the bad days were great days, and somehow that was reassuring. For this was a Democratic contingent made richer during the booming prosperity of the Clinton era. They had enjoyed the eight-year intersection of Hollywood and politics. They seemed glad that it was good...
...This is one of the happier days of my life, and I'm glad my family was here to see me enjoy it," Galbraith said...
...speech, even invoking evangelical Christian tradition when he asked the party faithful to "allow me to let the spirit move me as it does" before citing the injunction in Chronicles to "give thanks to God, and declare His name and make His acts known to the people, to be glad of spirit, to sing to God, and make music to God, and most of all, to give glory in gratitude to God from whom all blessings truly do flow." And for good measure, he championed Al Gore as an unwavering father, husband and "servant of God Almighty." Needless...
...they are poised to surpass them all. Theirs is the Quiet Dynasty, the one that loves to surprise, that never shows its hand. Like old money, its assets are something it doesn't discuss in public. Instead the Bushes speak of service, as in, "We're just so glad our sons decided to follow us into public service"--and it's not insincere, because they are glad. The Bush code is not really about power; it is about winning and achieving, doing your best, better than the other guy. For them, dynasty is a fighting word...
...jobs," says former Education Secretary William Bennett. The American Camping Association has fired off nasty letters to school districts considering shortening summer break and has sent representatives to educate local school boards on the lifelong benefits of camp traditions such as archery and lanyard weaving. Teachers, while generally glad for the extra work, also relish the downtime of the summer months. "We're seeing exhaustion in the profession like never before," says Lucy Calkins, a professor at Columbia University's Teachers College. "It used to be that kids would leave school at 3 p.m. and teachers would chat...