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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...gets docked a point for having been in a Gerard Depardieu movie, but since, to quote from the film's Web site, "she appeared with Steven Segal [sic, amusingly] in the action thriller Under Siege 2, in the pivotal role of Segal's [sic] niece who is kidnapped as bait when terrorists seize the train she is on," all is more or less forgiven. She is joined by some `90210'-clone from a soap opera. Their best friend is a stereotypical gay guy ("Oh pooh!"), played by some other guy you've never heard...

Author: By Benjamin L. Mckean, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: GET LUCKY: SEE `CHUCKY' | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

...traditional hunting adventure" with the Mt. Kineo Charter and Guide Service in Maine. If fishing sounds less barbaric than gunning down Bambi's mother, the Cape Cod National Seashore might be a prime choice for hooking bluefish, striped bass, mackerel, or albacore. And one can head off with bait and tackle to Thoreau's old haunt, Walden Pond, to ponder the incompatability of civil disobedience and Ad Board restrictions on in-room Glocks...

Author: By Eloise D. Austin, | Title: The Deer Hunter | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...Democrats. And the Democrats were at it again last week: James Carville--the supposedly free-lance strategist who consults almost daily with the White House--announced he was declaring war on the Speaker. While the wiser strategy would have been to ignore Carville, the Republican high command took the bait, engaging in several days of name calling that once again focused attention on Gingrich and the question of whether the country's most unpopular elected official is calling the shots for Judiciary chairman Hyde...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On The Fast Track To Impeach | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...College officials gave a mixed blessing to the program and many students say they weren't taking the bait...

Author: By Alan E. Wirzbicki, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: HSA Gives One-Week MBA | 9/11/1998 | See Source »

...postspeech recap, the commentators hit Clinton hard for going after Starr and turning what was supposed to be a sacred moment into a profane one. But a White House insider argued otherwise: "It was a great piece of bait, and the Republicans took it." Instead of focusing their fire on Clinton's lying or misconduct in the Oval Office, he noted, they are using their sound bites to defend the most unpopular man in America. That may not pull Starr up much, and if the Democrats have any luck, it may pull down the Republicans. And it certainly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill Clinton: I Misled People | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

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