Word: break
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...read these reports and warnings, and almost canceled a trip I had planned to Cornwall last weekend. I was going for the beaches, cliffs and seaside towns, a break from the dirty city air. The reports made me think I would have to stand during the six hour train ride, push through crowds on tiny streets and fight for a spot on the sand. But I was fixated on Cornwall, and left for the coast with one of my friends...
...winners get rich and losers just get fired. In day-trading, winners get rich but losers go broke. Regulators don?t have a problem with that -? not yet. But as the world of investing gets more and more democratic, they?re anxious that all the suckers get an even break...
...short periods of time. Then she'd find other reasons to break up with me, so maybe it wasn't your fault. You have an electric car. That's such a cool celebrity thing to have...
...great mysteries of the century: the identity of Deep Throat. Dick's excellent premise is that it might be a pair of kids (Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams). They happen upon the Watergate break-in, then on a roomful of men in suits operating shredding machines full tilt. Nixon (Dan Hedaya) buys their silence by making them official dog walkers and unofficial advisers to his beleaguered presidency. They bring it down anyway, in a movie that sells out real satirical possibilities to its marketing potential as teen fluff. Everyone loses--except Hedaya, who keeps faith with his character's nutsiness...
...stalemate, and at least this year?s surplus will go where it belongs -? into the bank. If not, then I guess I?ll settle for the compromise favored by a handful of moderates (A tip: for some of the best fiscal policy out there, look for the Republicans who break ranks with their party): $500 billion in tax cuts, and throw in a few, but not all, of Clinton?s worthier give-outs. Give me $100, and we?ll call it even. Or give me Jesse Ventura...