(Op-Ed, Sept. 7), Nelson Lichtenstein makes a persuasive and impassioned case for the rebirth of the American union movement by a return to "the language that once mobilized millions."

Despite the day's planned focus on the economy, Mr. Bush opened his remarks with a lengthy and impassioned case for action against Saddam Hussein, making it sound as if war was imminent.

Mr. Bush's statement in Washington, and a more impassioned case he made here late Thursday afternoon, were his first responses to the 918-page report by Charles A. Duelfer.

They wouldn't make an impassioned case based on the best interests of Organia and the galaxy at large.

After making an impassioned case for the artist's right to free expression, Mr. Levin later severed Time Warner's ties with Ice-T.

In his last book Carl Sagan makes an impassioned case against false science and superstition, from creationism to alien abductions.

Economic Woes Discussed Mr. Clinton used this moment to make an impassioned case for his commitment and his closeness to the nation's economic woes.

The turn of events has led to some soul-searching in the West End, with theater critics and others making an impassioned case for the future of serious drama.

Based on a decade of interviews and archival research, this biography makes an impassioned case that Mao Zedong was the most monstrous tyrant ever.