Word: righting
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...reached the height of blasphemy in 1961 when he returned to Spain to make "Viridiana," a film that was instantly repudiated by the Franco government - right after it had won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. A biting social satire about a novice (Silvia Pinal) who visits her lecherous uncle's estate before taking her final vows, the film is rife with blasphemous images: a cross that doubles as a pocketknife, a cross of thorns being tossed on a blazing fire, a group of mangy beggars assembling into a "Last Supper" tableau vivant. The Spanish government banned...
...tougher penalties for selling guns to kids--all of which have led to a decrease in both adult crime (down 14 percent) and juvenile crime (down 17 percent) during his tenure as governor. Bush's goals on gun control are simple rather than depriving law-abiding citizens the right to legally and safely possess a firearm, we must enforce our current laws that restrict criminals access to weapons...
Liem, who is 65, said he decided to give up his post as master because the time was right...
...Americans who care about the Supreme Court, who care about a woman's right to choose, know that this election has real consequences," Kerry said...
...peace deal out of Arafat. From where Arafat sits, Barak looks desperate, and that means the Palestinian leader can push for a more favorable deal than the one he was offered at Camp David. If Arafat had a plan, it's certainly falling into place. So just as the right wing in Israel kicked out Bibi and then ended up with a left-of-center government instead, so this time the right may have forced Barak to go out and offer Arafat even more than he did before - and if he gets a deal, he can take...