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Word: partisans (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
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...generally abhor judicial activism, or what they call judicial legislation. But in this whole imbroglio in Florida it seems to me that the various judiciaries have acquitted themselves better than any other of the dramatis personae. The candidates have been feckless and self-serving; the legislature has been reflexively partisan; only the courts and judges have actually tried to take a step back and try to make sense out of things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law Doesn't Have All the Answers | 12/1/2000 | See Source »

...would create an atmosphere in which students became more interested in promoting themselves than the mission of the IOP. We also feared that elections would not ensure fair representation. The leadership of Harvard student organizations has long failed to reflect the diversity of the student body. At a bi-partisan institute dedicated to involving all undergraduates in politics and public service, we felt strongly that SAC should remain mindful of its composition...

Author: By Robert F. Mccarthy, | Title: Thirty Years at the Institute | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

Secretary Robert Reich, have urged Gore to concede, student opinions on the election often seem to divide along partisan lines...

Author: By Margaretta E. Homsey and William M. Rasmussen, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Pressure Mounts For Gore To Concede | 11/28/2000 | See Source »

...beyond ego. It's an addiction," said Rogow, who believes nothing short of a methadone-type program can save his brethren. He thinks a dozen attorneys are arguing two or three vital legal issues with style and class. But battalions of "confused lawyers are representing confused voters" in partisan sideshows that muddle everything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Madame Butterfly Follies | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

Assuming for a moment that the matter is not yet closed, consider, in a non-partisan way, what the loser should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Loser Can Be a Winner | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

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