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John McCain, conceded defeat in a heartfelt speech on the Senate floor in which he castigated his own party, he received a standing ovation from Democrats in attendance and seated silence from members of his own party.
The protests forced the postponement of the opening ceremony as thousands of people castigated the WTO for being, in the words of the New York Times , "a handmaiden of corporate interests whose rulings undermine health, labor and environmental protections around the world."
The story was first broken by late editions of yesterday's Washington Post and LAT . ("Today's Papers" was castigated by numerous readers for having poor news judgment, or worse, a pro-Clinton desire to suppress news.
Well, my wife nearly fainted to see me castigated in public, no less on the Internet!
Diana, Princess of Wales, is deified despite her misdemeanours (a robust sex life outside marriage) while President Clinton is castigated for displaying natural human foibles while being excellent at his work."