Sentences with phrase «attention of the country»

His fierce denial of the «wholly false and seriously defamatory» allegations made clear his position, ending a week in which unsubstantiated claims have gripped the attention of the country.

(CNN)- GOP candidates Christine O'Donnell, Sharron Angle and Nikki Haley have captured the attention of the country this election season, but they're just a few of the record number of women pursuing office this year.

SB WIRE - May 26 - Marriage and birthrates in Japan are so low that they have attracted the attention of the country's government.

Ironically, the film debuted only months before the OJ Simpson trial captured the attention of the country.

However, I do believe that the No Child Left Behind Act, in spite of its flaws, served the very positive purpose of seriously raising awareness of the threat posed to our democracy by the mediocre performance of public education and focusing the attention of the country on the necessity of accountability and standards based reform.