Word: byrds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With the deadline for the dreaded sequestration 20 days away, Darman's latest scheme proved too optimistic. When the negotiators finally sat down for 11 days at Andrews Air Force Base on Sept. 7, little was accomplished. Byrd, for example, demanded a $50 billion kitty for unspecified domestic spending. Several members -- Senators Robert Dole and Jim Sasser and Representative Silvio Conte -- often refused to work late. Air Force stewards larded buffet tables with so many roasts and desserts that, when asked what Andrews produced, one White House official replied, "expanded waistlines." When Bush gave his nationwide speech, the budget took...
...more viable candidate," said Kevin Byrd, a member of the group and a Harvard employee...
...perfect example is John Byrd as the painter who captures Lulu's image on canvas, then marries her after the death of her first husband (who dies of a stroke before he is able to appear on stage). Byrd's voice is only mediocre, and he overacts terribly, stumbling around stage like a man who is about to kill himself...
Ironically enough, Byrd's character does eventually kill himself. But death itself is not even enough to prevent Boyd from overacting--and off-stage, no less. When his character slits his throat, Byrd hollers into a backstage microphone for about 30 seconds. This is just to let everyone know that he is really dying. And though it is a relief to see Byrd go in the second scene, the thrill is short-lived. He unfortunately returns in the second act as a ghost...
...Alan Dixon of Illinois. The Senate version tries to help by offering incentives to plants that buy cleanup technology and reduce pollution even more than required (they would get credits that they could sell to other plants). But the Senate narrowly rejected an amendment by former majority leader Robert Byrd of West Virginia that would have compensated Appalachian coal miners for lost jobs. Byrd then voted against the whole bill...