Word: cabineted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Government at first did not think of spending millions to bring to London distinctive regiments of George V's loyal troops from all quarters of the Empire, as was done for Queen Victoria's fabulous Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Last week the Cabinet too late regretted such parsimony. Frantic efforts were afoot to scour London for resident Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, Indian and other Empire ex-soldiers who might be able to get their War-time uniforms spiffed up and join some portion of the Royal Jubilee...
...synthesis of MacDonald and Baldwin, the stabilization of His Majesty's Government as a "National Government" for the years 1931-35, came dramatically on Aug. 22, 1931 when King George, who was in Scotland, learned that Prime Minister MacDonald, then heading a Labor Cabinet, was being forced into resignation by the impossible Dole demands of the Labor Party. On his own royal initiative George V arrived unexpectedly in London. Friends of the King in a position to know say that he bucked up Scot MacDonald when the Prime Minister offered to step down and persuaded Conservative Party Leader Stanley...
...Teutonic Sammy Glick who worked his way into Brandt's confidence--and passed along everything he saw and heard to his East German contact, who converses with him from a corner of the stage for much of the play. We witness Brandt's political successes, the infighting among his Cabinet, his knack for galvanizing crowds and his weakness for women. But it's all surprisingly dry and flatfooted as drama: too much tell and not enough show. "And on election night, who is it who brings the good news to Willy?" recounts Güillaume, as the scene shifts...
...Bush's Cabinet. It is ironic that a Republican President has an Administration that is more inclusive and more diverse than a so-called liberal-media-élite network...
WHAT'S MORE DIVERSE THESE DAYS--NPR OR PRESIDENT BUSH'S CABINET...