Word: bitterness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...While that may sound like a recipe for a bruising intra-Islamic war, MacLeod explains that "there's no appetite in Iran for military adventures, not even among hard-liners -- the country still feels the bitter wounds of its eight-year war against Iraq." On the other hand, military maneuvers may be the only way to send a message to a country in which your diplomats aren't safe...
...actions, and a strong desire to see Starr's investigation come to an end. In private, however, Democrats were saying that the President's hold on his party has never been so fragile. "We stood by this guy for seven months while he lied to us," complained one bitter House Democrat. "Now we're supposed to happily keep defending him? I don't think...
...year-old alive. The next day, White was among the first people summoned when Patsy discovered her daughter was missing, and he was close by John in the basement a few hours later when the body was found. But in the days following the murder, there was a bitter falling-out between the two men, with sharp words exchanged at the time of JonBenet's funeral. White was reportedly enraged that the Ramseys didn't seem to be fully cooperating with police. For his part, Ramsey has reportedly viewed White with some suspicion. Boulder cops ruled...
...means "the government will not cure the most crucial wounds," complains Hiroshi Kumagai, a leading member of the opposition. Kumagai wants to close bleeders like the Long Term Credit Bank, which holds more than $350 billion in international derivatives contracts. Institutions worldwide are party to those contracts, so the bitter medicine of a closing would not be Japan's alone to swallow. Whatever Obuchi does, most economists predict that Japan's crisis will get worse after O-bon. The festival has its ancient roots in the story of a Buddhist disciple who frees his mother from hell by offering food...
...That's hardly conclusive evidence, but it may be enough to tip the balance in the DOJ's bitter civil war over whether to call for a campaign-finance independent counsel. Repeated calls for a probe from Louis Freeh and prosecutor Charles La Bella have so far gone unheeded by Janet Reno; according to a report in Thursday's New York Times, however, the A-G is beginning to swing. Reno has until the end of August to order a 90-day preliminary inquiry into the allegations against Gore. That's just enough time to give Al a nice "welcome...