Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...draw a portrait of an unacceptable future if Clinton is re-elected. That future, as you describe it, should remind voters that Clinton endorsed one of history's largest tax increases and that he favored a large government role in the nation's health-care system. Label that failed attempt as "nationalizing" health care--the closest you can come to calling Clinton a socialist. Whatever people think of the President's tacking to accommodate the polls, a large majority are certain that Mrs. Clinton is an old-fashioned liberal. So recall what she said at a Democratic fund-raiser last...
...State Warren Christopher privately suggested that Israel close the tunnel exit, the issue was not even discussed in a five-hour government meeting. At a Friday press conference, Netanyahu blamed the disturbances wholly on the P.A., insisting the unrest was organized from the very start and decrying this "attempt to cynically manipulate a nonissue...
...longtime executive of the United Mine Workers union and sees the new truck plant as a fertile ground for labor organizers. "I know the jobs have to be there before the union is there," Myers says, "but this is still a union community. I think there will be an attempt to organize the plant. Without a doubt, there will...
...disappointed that no mention was made of Microsoft's latest attempt to thwart Netscape's growth: re-engineering the Windows NT product to decrease the number of users who can browse the Net simultaneously. Microsoft knew that Netscape was very popular in the Windows NT environment, and crippled its own product to try to limit Netscape's success. I think business should be about creating the best product and fair competition in the marketplace, not about using control over an operating system to make a competitor's product less effective. It is about time people realize that Microsoft...
...flippant piece by Trudeau is exactly why we have a growing teenage drug problem today. Many adults in his peer group show by their actions and words that they still view using marijuana as a harmless pursuit. Trudeau's attempt at satire is unforgivable when you consider how many young people's lives are permanently destroyed and damaged by drugs. DAVID A. WALKER JR. Cleveland, Ohio...