Word: acceptant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with those defeats, Hillary also began to accept what Dolley Madison and Lady Bird Johnson had taken for granted, and what Eleanor Roosevelt must have told her when the two communed. As her former chief of staff Maggie Williams put it, "One of the things she's learned about being First Lady is, it's not just about doing, it's about being a symbol." Whatever judgments voters were asked to make about the flaws they would tolerate in a reckless politician whose leadership they valued, she mirrored in her own decisions about a faithless husband whom she loved...
Iraqis have learned to be surprised by none of the disasters that two wars, a dictatorial regime and an American enemy have dealt them for two decades. They accept almost everything, not given to frantic preparation in the face of another frightening challenge. Yet they were startled by the suddenness of this latest trial. A few days ago, Baghdadis were worrying about which four hours of the day they would go without electricity...
Those leaders you've named so far in your TIME 100 list of achievers in business, government and the arts probably wouldn't give your list a second look. They broke through the rigid barriers everyone else said existed and wouldn't accept the idea that you can name the Top 100 of anything. But go ahead, make your selections. I guarantee that those who make the TIME list in 2100 won't be thinking along your lines. DAVID ROSEN Buffalo...
...discuss how to keep things civil should a trial get under way next year. Last week some Senators began to discuss the possibility that a censure deal could be cut after the House votes. Under this scenario, Clinton might be impeached by the House but then offer to accept censure, a fine and some written statement rather than face trial in the Senate. That way the Republicans could ink their black mark in the history books and still avoid the trial...
...charges against Johnson were weak, his defense was at times Clintonian. His lawyers argued he could not have "conspired" with Stanton's successor because a Commander in Chief gives orders, which his subordinate has no choice but to accept. And they argued that the federal conspiracy law did not apply, because it covered only states and "territories," and Washington was neither. Johnson tried to build popular support by launching a speaking tour--dubbed his "Swing Around the Circle"--but he was heckled in St. Louis, Mo., and told by an Indianapolis, Ind., mob to "shut up." Like some of Clinton...