Word: caste
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...play's dialogue is intricate to the point of virtuosity, so much that the plottiness of the play almost seems to distract from its real virtue, the language. But audience members can enjoy both of these aspects, as well as the smooth performances, attractive sets and still more attractive cast members. The production deserves the praise it is receiving, and students should take advantage of rush discounts and see this wordy, intellectual tour de force...
...Letter." This song is brimming over with lyrics; words literally spill from line to line. Stipe mesmerizingly free associates about how he can't understand "the star-thing," which seems to refer to the way young kids get fixated on their media heroes. "E-bow" has weight enough to cast the more poppy songs on the album into perspective; in the context of this song, all the various pop genres toyed with on the album, from record-company-Romeo to hard-living-guitar-god, seem purposefully overt and artificial...
STEVEN ROTHMAN Democrat--New Jersey 9th Having cast his opponent as a Gingrich tag-along, Rothman takes the seat left vacant by Robert Torricelli...
America has experienced such a consensus election at least once before; it is noted by historian Peter Wood of Duke University. In 1820 James Monroe beat John Quincy Adams so badly that Adams received but one electoral vote out of the 232 cast. Then, as now, voter turnout was low. Then, as now, the country was prosperous and at peace. The winner was an incumbent Southerner who represented the slightly more popular and liberal of the two parties, used his first term to defuse social and regional antagonisms and supported banks and business in a way that made it impossible...
Every presidential campaign begins long before the first primary votes are cast. The early maneuvering constitutes an invisible primary all its own. Money is raised, operatives are employed, momentum is gained--or isn't. For Dole, Gingrich's endorsement mattered most. "Newt had called Dole the tax collector of the welfare state," said Scott Reed, who was Dole's campaign manager. "Not only was [Gingrich] noodling about running for President himself, but he had the power back in '94 to diss Dole and end his chances. To win the nomination, we had to get well with him first...