Word: sentimentalized
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...mere fact that this brutal crime is top news means that it is a rarity. Further, society takes "hate crimes," or, more appropriately, "crimes," quite seriously. Many states execute convicted killers and imprison batterers for years. That's serious enough. Legislating the content of criminal motive confuses elite sentiment with proper jurisprudence...
...This event should be a celebration," he said. "We should appreciate strides that have been made at Harvard [but] be ever-vigilant about anti-gay sentiment elsewhere...
...cash-strapped IMF. The outcome is still uncertain but crucial because other countries may not contribute their share of funding until the U.S. acts. Washington's failure to do so would be viewed as a sign of growing U.S. isolationism that could further shake markets and whip up protectionist sentiment, adding to the pressure for currency controls. Says Clinton: "This country has got to lead...
...somewhat alienating experiments of recent years. His work on the songs with Bacharach is ambitious and expressive, informed with emotional truth and an outstanding dynamic range; he soars into high notes with a rough, intense vibrato and settles into bitter moments with deliberate, raw pauses. Opting for broad, naked sentiment over sneaky sweetness, rough around the edges, the album is nothing like it might be if its voice were a more conventional pop singer, but not necessarily worse. While at times, the straining quality of his voice threatens to upstage the songs' subtle sophistication and pop pedigree, the overall effect...
...public and dodge the truth in sworn testimony. But if her emerging role does not get Clinton off the hook legally, it could help get the case thrown out of the court of public opinion once and for all. A great many Americans have already tossed it out. Public sentiment has been swinging in Clinton's favor since the release last Monday of his videotaped grand jury testimony. Republicans hoped the video would turn the public against Clinton; instead it solidified opinion in his favor. In the new TIME/CNN poll, 61% approve of the job Clinton is doing...