Word: special
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...very significant donation has come in and it symbolizes a special kind of confidence and optimism in the Radcliffe Institute," Dunn said. " It's carrying this wonderful weight of approval and optimism...
...apparently to the Canadian taxpayer, it was. While cities like Nashville--whose citizens think "slapshot" is special ammunition for a Remington--build new stadiums and grant huge tax breaks, the Canadian Taxpayers Association was encouraging the population to mail pucks to Prime Minister Jean Chretien in protest...
...legal system to circumvent the political process through an "after the fact election." That may be true, but the fuller explanation lies in Toobin's damning portrait of Starr. There was no need, the book suggests, for a conspiracy to throw the republic off course. One recklessly unrestrained special prosecutor can do it almost single-handedly...
...subject of McCain himself, Snider cited the candidate's "refreshing" approach to politics and campaigning. Choi said that when he first heard McCain speak, he was struck immediately by the senator's eloquence. McCain was "something special," and well-worth supporting...
...just be that everyone wants to look good come Election Day. Clinton's writing his epitaph, while those in Congress are trying to write their meal tickets. "On a lot of these issues Republicans are facing a choice between special interest groups and their constituents," notes Branegan. "In an election year, they're usually going to side with the constituents." And of course, there's Al Gore. While the vice president has been forced to battle Bill Bradley on the left side of the party, where he's not comfortable, Clinton's introduced a handful of centrist proposals that Gore...