Word: boarded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Going once, going twice... House and Senate Republicans late Tuesday came up with the refund they?ve always wanted ? a 10-year, $792 billion smattering of tax cuts that combines the House?s across-the-board dreams (in this version, a one-percentage-point cut in every bracket) with the Senate?s targeted goodies (relief of the marriage penalty, increase IRA contribution limits) that make the measure sound more like one of Bill Clinton?s than Newt Gingrich?s. And that?s exactly why maybe ? just maybe ? some of this begging-to-be-vetoed bill might survive the summer...
...preferred acting in a quieter, more hands-on way. He would ride his bike, or occasionally blade, to visit the Hagemans' school in East Harlem and other neighborhoods seldom frequented by those whose celebrity or wealth affords them the protection of limos and entourages. Others on the Robin Hood board say he loved holding their meetings in the roughest neighborhoods, though he generally deferred to their desire for more convenient midtown locations. This month's session was scheduled for last Wednesday in his office...
...children romping at the White House and the little boy's salute and all the mawkish elegies on television, it was a comfort finally to watch the U.S.S. Briscoe raise anchor and put out to sea Thursday morning with the ashes and the families of the dead on board...
...July 12], Lance Morrow has every right to think the thumpings of his prophetic kitchen table signify a victorious campaign by Hillary for the New York Senate seat. But it sounds as if he is hearing the same voices Hillary does when she talks to Eleanor Roosevelt. A Ouija board would be a more reliable source for prognostications, but make sure the board is on a table that has been bolted down. BRUCE L. WILLIAMSON Clifton Park...
...what its benefit can be." With the book's publication, Caroline stepped into a more visible role. After Jackie's death in 1994, she assumed her mother's place in the New York cultural scene, becoming an honorary chairwoman of the American Ballet Theatre and in 1997 joining the board of the Citizens Committee for New York City, which supports local volunteer service groups. She took over as president of the Kennedy Library Foundation in Boston. She rarely misses quarterly board meetings and often phones library staff members with ideas for new programs and exhibits...