Word: localitis
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...town meetings), but he loathes the rest and isn't good at hiding how he feels. And it's intriguing that Gore, who is so often accused of being artificial and insincere, has his greatest difficulty with the most artificial and insincere parts of the process: bonding with the local party pooh-bahs, pretending that donors are friends, feigning affection for the media horde. "He loves the work of government but not the work of getting elected," says a former adviser. "The guy's an introvert. Putting himself out there is an act of enormous will. He tries and tries...
...effect of the bombings has been to encourage a kind of scrappy vigilantism. Local "committees" now patrol and protect apartment buildings. Suspicious people and unattended packages prompt immediate calls to the police--all in all, a state of affairs that is a far cry from the image of a well-managed democracy Putin has tried to show the West...
...more than enough of the right kinds of food, keeping in mind that grocery prices rise in accordance with the local census of private jets and celebrity yachts and that everyone eats twice as much on vacation as at home...
What low-income individuals truly need is the basics: funds to fix broken vehicles so that they can drive to work; financial aid to cope with skyrocketing housing costs; and money for medical services, utility bills and funeral expenses. Federal, state and local aid for these basics is dwindling. Private philanthropy too often shies away from providing "direct service" and does not adequately help needy, hard-working families. PHILIP KELLERMAN, PRESIDENT Harvest of Hope Foundation Oneonta...
...local people in charge of local schools --To abolish the "death tax" --To sign a bill banning partial-birth abortion --To uphold the honor and dignity of the presidency --To earn military's respect --To promote alternatives to abortion --To help poor families find their own homes --To promote the teaching of abstinence in schools...