Word: charming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...third time the charm? A vanquished G.O.P. nominee in 1992 and 1994, Kennedy is banking on it. She stresses judicial reform to increase victims' rights and advocates a "simpler and fairer" tax system with lower taxes for seniors. Kennedy is also strongly pro-Israel and opposes the sale of advanced weapons to Israel's neighbors...
...following a year of rumor, Tauzin changed parties because he believed the Democrats had become too liberal. Nevertheless, his politics have remained the same. During his 15-year tenure in the House, he has used his canny Cajun charm and legislative wile to effect change in diverse areas, such as cable and environmental regulation. As a member of the Resources Committee, he has led the conservative charge to protect the rights of property owners and has tended the interest of the state's oil and gas industries...
They say the third time's the charm, but Vollmer's prospects aren't much brighter than in her first two attempts. Proudly a die-hard liberal, she supports greater socialization of health care when most pols seek cuts. Vollmer gets little media attention in this Republican-leaning district and no money from the national party, but she soldiers on, styling herself, appropriately, as a defender of the underdog...
...especially ambitious--many songs deal with teenage experiences and Hitchcock movies--but they are simple and universal. If the band sounds naive, they use naivete to their advantage; the simplicity of the lyrics accentuates their mastery of the music. The songs are necessarily ephemeral, yet it is their charm remains after the music comes...
...first dance, entitled "Company B," is basically a lighthearted demonstration of fun 1940's-style dances, against the darker overtones of the tragedies of World War II. Some dancers, particularly Pollyana Ribeiro in "Rum and Coca-Cola" and Paul Thrussell in "Oh Johnny," win lauds for balancing spirited charm with grace and elegance. Unfortunately, many of the other performers do not seem to know now to have fun. In the supposedly-lively "Pennsylvania Polka," dancers Jennifer Gelfand and Carlos Ivan Santos look uncomfortable and embarrassed to be doing the polka between melodramatic air-kisses on-stage...