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In the City Council, Messinger was generally considered a staunch voice for tenants, for children, for the homeless and the poor.
This move, which will bring AT&T into line with other long distance carriers, will help staunch the $300 million in annual losses incurred because 10 million of AT&T's 70 million customers don't even reach this $3 minimum.
While I have been a staunch Clinton supporter (and, to some extent, defender), the fact that we are allowing our debate over Tripp's character and motives to enter into our debate over whether the president perjured himself or encouraged others to do so shows the effectiveness of the White House spin doctors.
Ronald Reagan, a staunch Republican and former Hollywood actor, served as governor of California between 1966 and 1974 and as president of the United States from 1980 to 1988.
Even such a staunch supporter as William F. Buckley Jr. squirmed in embarrassment as he defended his hero Nixon, calling him "paranoid" and dismissing his anti-Semitism as "all foam, no teeth," pointing out that Jews like Henry Kissinger, William Safire, and Herb Stein continued to support him although it was "unlikely" that they were "unaware" of his anti-Semitic tendencies.