A collection of stories tagged 'derided' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:55:28 EST Israel imposed an economic blockade on Gaza when the radical Islamic group Hamas seized control last year. To bring in goods — from weapons to cigarettes — smugglers are using tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border. Smuggling was once mainly the work of a few people derided as criminals. Hamas now calls it a patriotic duty and business is booming. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/60241 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97933336&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST The Democratic nominee will deliver a highly anticipated acceptance speech before a huge audience. Republicans have already derided him as a "celebrity" who can draw large crowds but who lacks the experience to be president. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54931 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94077510&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:21:00 EDT In his Nobel Prize speech Wednesday, British playwright Harold Pinter delivered a scathing critique of U.S. and British foreign policy. Some reviews of his speech praised it for its dramatic force, while others derided it as childish and uninformed. We hear two excerpts from that speech. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/10679 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5047057 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST