Word: affectionately
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Although Clinton won the 1992 election with only 43% of the vote, there were moments of popular enthusiasm--such as that first postconvention bus tour--that are difficult to imagine this year. During Reagan's first four years, widespread suspicion melted into widespread affection. During Clinton's, something like the...
There are politicians who specialize in being elected without being liked. Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain is the leading example. Her take-your-medicine style of leadership did not require personal popularity. But the American electorate, unlike the British one, does not relish a spanking. And Clinton is...
That's questionable. William shows affection for both his parents--chumming up with Charles and protecting Diana. It is likely that he has learned from her as well as the Windsors, and that would be to his advantage. Especially in his early years, she led the way to a more...
In the absence of a clear constitutional imperative, however, he is willing to grant broad powers to the majority and demonstrates, as George Kannar, a law professor who has written extensively on Scalia, has noted, "an affection for established norms, and for 'normalcy' in general, extending to the most private...
Solondz' film is not just a nostalgic tribute to suburbs or even geekiness. At times he brings a malevolent darkness to "Dollhouse" which complements well the more mundane perversions of junior high life. Brandon McCarthy (Bredan Sexton Jr), a thug in Dawn's class, shows his affection for the hapless...