That kind of support was something that Mr. Dixon publicly denounced, saying his church was seeking a peaceful resolution from God.
By then, Bill Clinton had abandoned his effort for universal health care and was about to sign into law a welfare-reform bill that Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan had denounced, saying, "For the first time since it was enacted in 1935, we are about to repeal a core provision of the Social Security Act".
"Fatalities are sadly only the tip of the iceberg in terms of how much violence actually takes place, and never even gets denounced," said Teresa Cavanna, a lawyer specializing in domestic violence and family issues.
"Sexual abuse cases are now increasingly been denounced," says Tuo Aby, 28, Gender Executive for Organization for Solidarity and Development in Africa (OIS), a non-governmental organization that is supporting Rose and her family.
By contrast, Republicans tend not to denounce, say, "James Carville-like" smears or "Bob Shrum tactics," in recognition of Democratic consultants of recent vintage.
In 1992, Bill Clinton could strengthen his claim to be a moderate by denouncing Sister Souljah, a punchy black lady; if Mr Kerry were to denounce, say, Michael Moore, it might drive plenty of university students—just the sort of Bush-haters curegisteringistering voters for the Democrats—over to Mr Nader (along with many of their professors).
Mr. Bush denounced Mr. Arafat, saying he was as "enhancing terror".
Two of them have denounced demonstrations, saying they may lead to violence.
Pastors and leaders from the local NAACP denounced Wooden, saying his focus on a single issue missed the bigger picture.
Mr Blair's condemnation came as the Bush administration denounced Hamas, saying it should be put out of business.
Minutes before a group of young students thanked him effusively for his immigration stance, two longtime residents denounced him, saying he was "rewarding lawbreakers" and "stealing American jobs".
