Word: bypass
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...George Bush's, but Clinton adopted it shortly after he was elected and soon added a fax number as well. Clinton has given it out to strangers when he wants to hear their stories in full. But most often it's a way for people like Staley to bypass regular channels, which once left her in tears after she'd poured quarter after quarter into a phone at Washington's National Airport. From the day she was handed the magic number, Staley has been faxing a stream of jokes, gossip and encouragement. "Hello from one essential government worker to another...
...still exert over the rank and file. In an intensely partisan atmosphere, collecting votes from G.O.P. moderates is going to be tough for Clinton. So he is choosing to forge ahead with the strategy that worked so well for him last year. Its essence: avoid grand legislative schemes and bypass Congress altogether in favor of low-cost proposals, Executive actions and speeches that highlight local initiatives, especially on welfare reform and education, which Clinton sees as his best shot for a lasting legacy. "Most of this work isn't done in Congress," says McCurry. In the coming weeks, Clinton will...
HOSPITALIZED. BORIS YELTSIN, 65, Russian President who underwent quintuple-bypass surgery in November; in stable condition for treatment of pneumonia; in Moscow...
RECOVERING. DAVE THOMAS, 64, Wendy's founder and pitchman; from quadruple heart-bypass surgery following an apparent heart attack...
After deciding to implement that recommendation, UHS administrators turned the report over to an implementation team. In order to ensure students' anonymity, the team "really had to bypass most of our systems," says Michael, a member of the task force...