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Record 1 2003-03-07

English

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CONT

Bush's waffle-free directness alarms the fashionably doubtful commentariat. The American commentariat is gravely concerned. Over the past week, George W. Bush has shown a disturbing tendency not to waffle when it comes to Iraq. (article by David Brooks "The United States is in the grip of a certainty crisis").

French

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  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

Néologisme proposé par analogie avec «prolétariat» pour désigner un groupe social : celui des commentateurs dans la presse écrite, radio diffusée ou télévisée.

Spanish

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