Word: affair
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Friday, another member of the FM set, Murad Hussain, was at Tufts University for an invitation-only affair. He described the event by saying that "basically we were surrounded by women and men who were uglier and not nearly as interesting as Harvard students...
...Congress prepares to step up its investigation into the President's affair with Monica S. Lewinsky, some of the most sought-after political pundits are airing their views daily in Harvard's classrooms...
...Democrats choose war, they already have a battle plan. John Conyers laid out the new strategy more than once Monday: "This is not Watergate," said the Judiciary ranking member. "This is an extramarital affair." The minority party has a new target, too: David Schippers, the chief GOP investigator who is starting to give Ken Starr a run for his money. Despite being touted as a lifelong Democrat and the ultimate bipartisan choice, Schippers arbitrarily dropped, subdivided and renamed Starr's impeachment charges, accused the President of "conspiracy" and made comments so skewed they were struck from the record. If there...
...that was issued against novelist SALMAN RUSHDIE in 1989 is backed by both the competing moderate and hard-line factions in Iran. The first suggestion that this chapter was closing came last week in New York City, when Iran's moderate President Mohammed Khatami told reporters that the Rushdie affair was "completely finished." On Thursday, Iranian TV, which is controlled by Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, reported on the news from New York City factually and without editorial comment, signaling its acquiescence to the decision. The next day, national prayers, which are broadcast countrywide, were led by Ayatullah Mohammed Yazdi...
...zero sum gets paid out only when and if Hustler publishes your salacious story, and Flynt reserves the right to shift the deadline forward. Assuming he doesn't, however, the offer expires on May 1, 1999 -- which gives money-hungry Monicas everywhere plenty of time to initiate the affair and get the photos developed. Interns, start your engines...