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    Language Defines Our Lives

    MAY 19, 2012 6:48PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: subtlety, nuance, hypocrisy, dictionary, semantics, meaning, prolife, prochoice, baby, fetus, slavery, pregnancy, religion, pro-life, pro-choice, abortion, life, politics, linguistics, language, philosophy

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    Deficit Attention Disorder

    SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 6:11AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, public dialog, public debate, nuance, social security, education, entitlement, investment, expense, deficit spending, spending, deficit

    • 18 Ratings
    • 610 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Dustups and Flounces redux

    JUNE 27, 2010 3:10PM

    By fernsy


    Topics: insecurity as a positive, ambiguity, nuance, complexity, admissions, flounces, pounces, doozies, floozies, winky

    • 7 Ratings
    • 1002 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    The Fragile Nature of Privacy Rights

    JANUARY 17, 2010 10:49PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: wording, nuance, construed, construe, interpretation, modification, drift, shift, change, challenge, unconstitutional, constitutional, constitution, supermajority, majority, fragility, fragile, rights, privacy, politics

    • 1 Ratings
    • 327 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    A Preview of Things to Come?

    NOVEMBER 9, 2008 5:28PM

    By MATHPOL


    Topics: nuance, barack, blackness, criticism, dole, ditto-head, videos, posts, even-handed, vanity, hypocrisy, correct, politically, racist, internet, bi-polar, obama

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