Word: busting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...enduring magic of Franklin Roosevelt was so strong that one day in the White House Lyndon Johnson stopped by an F.D.R. bust and cradled the bronze chin in his big palm. "Look at that strength," he said to his companion. Then he stroked the Roosevelt face in tribute, his mind reaching back to when he was a young Texas Congressman, watching in awe as F.D.R. steadied the nation in depression and commanded it in war. After nearly 50 years of trying, the U.S. at last seems ready to complete a major Roosevelt memorial in Washington. Or maybe...
...actual works by Lewis exhibited (many of her works can be found at Howard and other historically African-American universities) show the artist's prodigious talent. Her bust of Longfellow, cast in the neoclassical Greek-god mold, is particularly compelling, especially considering the limited access Lewis had to artistic training. The exhibit includes Lewis' only known sketch, from her only drawing class, in the "Young Ladies Prepatory Department" at Oberlin College...
...certainly did something with hers. And, amazingly, so did all of us, following the instructor through the pivots, jumps and pelvic thrusts that she incorporated into her set. Everyone jams in her own way, but old timers and novices alike found a place on that dance floor to bust a move. Paralegals and grad students shook their groove thing and put Janet Jackson to shame. Lady Miss Kier says that groove is in the heart, and she surely is right...
...modified to boost the competitive chances of the Baby Bells. Then, two days later, Attorney General Janet Reno appealed Sporkin's decision, vowing to fight it, with Microsoft's help, in court. In effect, the trust busters had become the allies of the trust they had vowed to bust...
...that the so-called "mob" in Rhode Island is also ambiguous and passe. Those guys aren't doing that stuff anymore, as far as I know. It's a thing of the past. There were no rumblings. Everyone would think someone was gonna come up and say, "I'll bust your legs." None of that happened. They supported me. The people on Federal Hill were very supportive. This film never would have happened without the support of those people, the Italian-Americans. Never...