Word: capitols
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Cocteau Twins built their reputation on being a gothic-ambient, primarily electronic band. Their incomprehensible but passionate vocals struck a chord in the hearts of an unexpectedly large contingent of despairing Britons. Hence the cries of "Sellout!" when the group switched from the obscure 4AD to main-stream Capitol Records, and the winces of fans when 1993's lovely and melodic Four-Calendar Cafe attracted comparisons to the Sundays and the Cranberries. The Cocteau Twins' two latest EPs, released within weeks of each other, take the Twins' unique, subtly emotive sound in a new direction altogether, with uneven results...
...March 4, 1865, a tired, worn Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address from the steps of the Capitol, having presided for four long years over the most devastating war in the history of the still fledgling American democracy. Indeed, the Civil War, which saw the deaths of 600,000 citizens of the United States, remains today our most bloody, tragic national episode...
Republicans on the other side of Capitol Hill doubted the testimony of a different Clinton aide, David Watkins, who asserted Wednesday that he alone was responsible for firing seven travel office workers. House Rep. William Clinger said he'd send Hillary Clinton written questions asking why the FBI and IRS were enlisted to investigate the employees. Republicans suspect the Clintons wanted to give the travel office contract to Arkansas friends and mounted a devious effort to discredit the seven longtime White House employees...
Lastly, despite what the 'safety' groups say, the no-limit policy is a lot better than what existed when the limit was in place. The reason has to do with the quirks of Western legislatures. Montana lawmakers, a good portion of whom drove hundreds of miles to the capitol for the legislative sessions, were hardly big advocates of the federal government telling them how fast they could go. Congress anticipated this reaction and tied federal money for highways to federal speed limits. There was no way a state as small in population and as large in size as Montana could...
...then, suddenly, he pulls you inside, through the looking glass, and you are left in awe at the intensity of this seemingly quiet vision, its power to enclose you in its fictions. Unless, presumably, you are up there on Capitol Hill, talking about how you can abolish the deficit by funding B-2 bombers and closing down Vermeer...