Word: bidness
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...candidate a convincing loss and the party's combative House Speaker a stern warning, the man who has emerged as the national leader of the Republican party was Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. Lott, who took over the Senate leadership after Bob Dole resigned to focus on his presidential bid, was re-elected Tuesday by his colleagues to lead the 105th Congress. While the 104th Congress was defined by the aggressive, sometimes bellicose, style of Newt Gingrich, this legislative session should be shaped by Lott's more conciliatory, though still conservative, approach. Shortly after being chosen without opposition, Lott said...
...others of his species apparently live among us, gloomy illuminati who are most often unseen, though they worry a lot about people. Toward the novel's end there is a confrontation scene in which a dozen prominent (though frustrated and deeply saddened) humanists reveal themselves to be apes, and bid the dreary world of men goodbye. Erasmus delivers a sanctimonious homily of farewell: "Where we come from, we say that if a...person is on his knees you offer him your hand. If he rejects it you offer him both hands. And even if he rejects them both you have...
...fire station, adjacent to MIT property, had attracted the interest of that university. But MIT was unwilling to accept the requirements which the city laid out in the bid, Healy said...
Last night was a player's moment. It was a time for remembrance as both the seniors and underclassmen were able to bid a fond farewell to the 1995 season...
That's when the fight started. Despite Norfolk's munificence, Philadelphia-based Conrail is using Pennsylvania's antitakeover laws to reject the bid. Conrail says the CSX offer will be better in the long haul...