Word: brooklyn
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...scene set at the Kennedy home on "the merry old land of Cod," where Joe Kennedy sizes up Jackie as a potential presidential wife. The Kennedy clan is painted in broad strokes as an obnoxious group of loudmouthed, thick-waisted jocks speaking with an accent that sounds more Brooklyn than Boston. Ethel, burdened by several babies dangling from various parts of her body, is crudely portrayed as a birthing machine ready to "drop" a new Kennedy whenever possible. These rougher Kennedy sorts serve to emphasize Jackie's unique brand of refinement and grace, qualities that helped secure her place...
...ever considered. The Bill Clinton who cut the size of the federal government to its lowest level since the Kennedy Administration. The Bill Clinton who lowered the deficit for four consecutive years for the first time since 1844. If you believe Bill Clinton is a liberal, I have a Brooklyn Bridge to the future I'd like to sell...
Moreover, the Dole campaign continues to self-destruct. Even worse than taking a tumble, which resulted in pictures of the candidate helpless on the ground, and referring to the "Brooklyn Dodgers" (who moved to Los Angeles almost 40 years ago), Dole last week let Clinton win the endorsement of the nation's largest police union virtually by default...
Kevin Powell, a Brooklyn-based music writer who is working on a book of essays that will deal, in part, with hip-hop and American culture, says Shakur, who grew up fatherless, was drawn to the charismatic Knight as a father figure. Knight, for his part, says the relationship was a bit more equal: "He was the little brother, and I was the big brother." The tie was cemented when Knight posted a $1.4 million bond last year, releasing Shakur from prison while he appealed his conviction on a sexual-assault charge...
People everywhere brag and whimper about the woes of their early years, but nothing can compare with the Irish version." Exhibit A is the author of that gloomy sentence: Frank McCourt, 66, a retired New York City public school teacher who was born in Depression-racked Brooklyn but spent his formative years in the dank slums of Limerick...