Word: cleaning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...past. Because of negative historical identity, we think we have standing grievances which need to be addressed, grievances for things which happened years ago but cannot be resolved. Basically, because of our negative sense of historical identity, we tend to cry over spilt milk, without any effort to clean up the mess. I think the milk has dried...
...setting is New York City, and the plaid flares and tiger-striped rompers let you know the year is 1971. The main character, Bobby (Andrew Burlinson), is a single guy who is decidedly neurotic. He's sort of the musical version of Jack Tripper: cheerful, clean-cut and sexually circumspect. Bobby's problem seems to be that the sexual revolution hasn't caught up with his friends. They're all attached, for better and for worse, and they want Robert to join...
...Republicans have prostituted themselves to big business interests who are willing to trade a clean and safe America for profits and higher stock prices. Much of the proposed legislation was not even written by the GOP "legislators"; it was penned directly by lawyers and lobbyists who represent various industries and polluters. The proverbial fox guarding the henhouse never had it so good. The Republicans are shamelessly and unapologetically promoting a pro-business agenda that makes the gluttony of the 1980s look like their party's moral pinnacle...
...shows an elected official that is squeaky clean, with nothing to hide," Jordan told reporters...
Four years ago, San Francisco voters started what became a nationwide trend by throwing out Art Agnos, a liberal Democratic mayor, and electing Jordan, a moderate Democrat. Jordan's promises to clean up the streets, balance the budget and get the city back on track offered a welcome change from an incumbent who had allowed the budget deficit to soar and the downtown civic center to deteriorate into a campground for vagrants. To Jordan's credit, he has pretty much done what he promised. FORTUNE magazine last week chose the San Francisco Bay Area as the best city...