Word: respectiveness
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...friendly destinations. And with Caribbean tourism lagging since 9/11, a more welcoming attitude is starting to become apparent in some places. St. Thomas now openly advertises gay bed-and-breakfasts and gay weddings. In Puerto Rico, both major candidates in last year's gubernatorial race pledged to respect gay rights. And after the March cruise-ship incident, Nevis Tourism Minister Malcolm Guishard took pains to try to defuse anger over the flap, calling it an "unfortunate but isolated" event and stressing that his island "welcomes any sexual orientation." -By Tim Padgett
...limitless digital technology allowed him to create his vision, but he fails to see that limitations inspire creativity. The original three Star Wars films are abundant proof of that. Lucas should realize that none of the special effects in the most recent trilogy look real. The lack of popular respect for those movies is a fitting fate for a failed idea. Daniel Fetherston New York City...
Scottoline has earned the respect of the authors who dominate legal lit. "If I could be a partner in one of the fictional law firms that she has created, I'd sign up in a heartbeat," says star crime writer Linda Fairstein admiringly. Scottoline quibbles with the popular name for her craft. "I don't think I'm writing legal thrillers at all, and honestly, I hate the term," she says. "I'm writing stories about strong, funny, resourceful women who get themselves in and out of trouble by sheer dint of will and excessive amounts of heart, and these...
...Iraqi order and its U.S. sponsor pervasive in Iraq's once-dominant Sunni Arab minority. It is now conventional wisdom among U.S. officials that the key to defeating the insurgency is giving the Sunnis a greater political stake in the new order. There were positive indicators in that respect last weekend, when some 1,000 Sunni leaders gathered to coordinate their activities in search of a greater political role, particularly in the writing of Iraq's new constitution. The gathering's final statement condemned terror attacks on Iraqi civilians, but proclaimed that "resisting the occupier is a legitimate right...
...aquiline look and formal bearing that sometimes seem right out of Henry Clay's era, has made no secret of his discomfort over the fact that he would even have to cast a vote on the filibuster. "I've been here 27 years," he said. "I have the greatest respect for this institution and how it's served this country all these years." Democratic leader Harry Reid said he had heard private misgivings about the wisdom of changing Senate tradition even from Republicans who publicly pledged to support Frist on the vote...