Word: capitol
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...apparently no one else to blame (since no self-respecting politician would even think of blaming himself), congressional-wannabes have taken aim at the institution of Washington and are starting to blow it away. Few have stopped to think what will be left, if anything, when they move onto Capitol Hill...
...image of the Capitol Hill dome was once the symbol of a great, revered institution founded by the just and the free and the brave. In today's congressional advertising campaigns, the image of the dome looms darkened in the background, a symbol of some vague evil that steals from and disgusts its citizens...
...first visit to the U.S. as President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela came calling at the White House and Capitol Hill to thank America for its help in overthrowing the South African apartheid system and to seek pledges of economic help. President Clinton responded by announcing a series of economic initiatives that could boost U.S. aid to South Africa to more than $700 million during the next three years...
Senate Republicans keep the Capitol safe for buttonholing...
House Republican lawmakers and candidates paraded in front of TV cameras on Capitol Hill to sign a "Contract with America," a midterm platform that, pace Reagan, promises tax cuts and increased military spending, as well as a balanced budget. President Clinton was quick to ridicule the plan as "the same old trickle-down economics...