Word: cabin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course, the capital of cabin fever was the capital. Monday was the day the government was to reopen. But when the day arrived, the only open shop was the Supreme Court, with Justice David Souter catching a lift to work after failing to dig his Volkswagen Rabbit out of a drift. John Sturdivant, head of the American Federation of Government Employees, speculated, "It's kind of God's revenge on the craziness of Washington...
...BOSNIAN PEACE TALKS NEAR DAYTON ENTERED THEIR third week, much of the civility that had been evident in the summit's first days was gone. In its place, a kind of diplomatic cabin fever set in and provoked the delegates to carp about the character flaws of rival countries' Presidents: the crude belligerence of Croatia's Franjo Tudjman; the manipulative arrogance of Serbia's Slobodan Milosevic; the maddening--and seemingly willful--indecisiveness of Bosnia's Alija Izetbegovic. The resignation of Foreign Minister Muhamed Sacirbey suggested that tensions had grown within the Bosnian delegation. To escape the pressure, the Croatians flocked...
...party's right flank by returning a contribution from a gay Republican group, Dole astonished both friends and foes Tuesday by announcing to Ohio reporters that he was going to accept the contribution after all. Dole's campaign manager Scott Reed had returned the contribution from the Log Cabin Republicans in August, a campaign insider explained, in the belief that once conservatives found out about it and complained, he would have to reject it anyway. So he acted early to avoid any messy headlines. Now here was Dole reversing the decision, blaming his staff for the "mistake'' and tidying...
When describing this time to the Senate, Weaver never mentioned that it was the middle of July, temperatures were approaching 100* F, and his home is not air-conditioned. He didn't mention that the cabin didn't have running water...
First of all, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) should no longer exist. These were the "professionals" who decided to surround the cabin with armed agents for nothing more than a failure to appear in court. These are also the people who showed little restraint in Waco...