Word: chronical
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...proposition that Homo Eightitatus was an obnoxious, Mammon-worshipping egotist. In Regarding Henry, it took a bullet in the head to turn the 80s lawyer into a compassionate human being. In The Doctor, it took a bout with cancer to cure the 80s doctor of his own chronic self-absorption. In Hook, it took a trip to Never-Never Land to cure the 80s corporate raider of his careerist monomania. In Life Stinks, the 80s millionaire didn't know what he had until he literally lost everything...
...Japan's chronic influence-peddling scandals, only some of the names seem to change. Last week another probe into the governing Liberal Democratic Party's pervasive cronyism ended in the arrest of Fumio Abe, one of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa's most senior political allies and a party stalwart. He was seized on suspicion of having illegally pocketed more than $540,000 from the Kyowa Corp. for helping the steel-frame maker win lucrative contracts...
...some experts fear, the gel may trigger a variety of autoimmune disorders as the body tries to protect itself from the perceived invader. These include scleroderma, which thickens and stiffens the skin and causes a buildup of fibrous tissue in the lungs and other organs; lupus erythematosus, which causes chronic joint pain and rashes; and rheumatoid arthritis...
Maybe it takes one to know one. Only a chronic rubber-check artist, after all, is likely to applaud the sweetheart deal Congress cut for itself with its own private bank. And only sophists are likely to go along with the argument that accepting bundles of money from political-action committees is not tantamount to taking bribes. Congress's refusal to consider real reform of its campaign-finance system makes sense only to other professional politicians, for many of whom retention of power is the paramount goal...
...subject of welfare, Clinton, the moderate Southerner, is yin to Cuomo's Northeastern liberal yang. In Clinton's world, there is not a program for every problem. He cut Arkansas' relief rolls 7%, and part of his platform is to restrict payments to chronic recipients. He favors cuts not only to save money but because living on the dole can instill self-destructive values. Welfare, says Clinton, "should be a second chance, not a way of life." He tells dependent mothers to stop having children if they're not prepared to support them, because "governments don't raise children, people...