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The NYT headline is "Winnie Mandela Is Defiant, Calling Accusations 'Lunacy'."
No less defiant than Castro himself, beneath the rubble this city is a living, breathing, vital, and sensual creature.
The NYT front reports that Benjamin Netanyahu has put up a defiant defense of the Israeli assassination attempt against a Hamas leader, saying, "I take the responsibility on myself."
He took himself so seriously . And nothing makes you more bratty and defiant than a self-important adult.
The band creates waves of music that crash onto the shore and Dylan is almost giddy as he rides them in" (David Hinckley, New York Daily News ). This pivotal concert bridges the gap between Dylan's beloved acoustic phase and his controversial electric phase, and the interplay between a defiant Dylan and the disapproving crowd is said to fuel the performance.