Word: supportive
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...poll shows that a candidate is ahead only when the difference between his support and the support for another candidate is twice the margin of error...
...that national sovereignty should not shield ethnic cleansing. Yet the world cannot rely on the military in every crisis. There are instances when disciplined and trained unarmed civilians have performed valuable peacekeeping roles. An international campaign is under way to organize a global nonviolent peace force. The U.N. should support such a force as another resource to call upon when humanitarian intervention is required. MEL DUNCAN St. Paul, Minn...
...public will focus on his proposals for fiscal responsibility and a prescription-drug benefit under Medicare. He's also pushing his record as a self-styled New Democratic Governor who bolstered the state's student test scores. And just as Gore is eager to attack Bush for his support of a Texas law to allow concealed weapons, so too will Carnahan zing Ashcroft for his backing of a similar state referendum that failed. For Ashcroft's part, his ads, like Bush's, don't mention his pro-life views or the size of his tax cuts. Instead they present...
...permission to operate any other food business, even ones that don't compete with pizza, chicken or Mexican cuisine, anywhere in the world. Heinecke's previous contracts with the firm barred him only from opening rival pizza outlets. "How can the U.S., which advocates free trade and competition, support that kind of restrictive practice?" Heinecke asks. Says Peter Hearl, executive vice president of Tricon Restaurants International: "We want our franchisees to focus on our business...
...Valley and among biotechnology and large pharmaceuticals companies. R. and D. is their lifeblood. Such companies depend on a constant flow of new drugs and gadgets. But is it right that they slough off onto taxpayers part of their R.-and-D. tab? It seems a difficult argument to support, given how much money is to be made once a new drug or technology reaches the marketplace...