Word: commander
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...press were justified in their actions, though nothing perhaps can justify the frenzy with which they went about their work. At the same time, Jewell has not been entirely powerless. While he saw his humdrum life demolished by the press pack, Jewell could also suddenly command a microphone at any time, and he began to put out his own bits of spin. Now he has hooked up with lawyers who plan to sue a growing list of people. The lesson may be, for these modern times, give the ordinary guy a ton of publicity--good or bad--and a couple...
...Mullen is one of those bucaneer billionaires who, like the robber barons of yore, command the outraged concern of economic moralists and the titillated attention of the media, ever eager to gossip about the rich and infamous. Think Donald Trump or Bill Gates, or some heroically glamorized combination of the two--after all, Mel Gibson plays Tom in Ransom--and you've got the good idea animating this movie...
...will mount for other alleged perpetrators to come forward to confess and receive amnesty. They have only until a Dec. 15 cut-off date. As the applications pour in--there are already some 2,000--commissioners believe they will hear evidence that will point high up the chain of command...
Someday, say the futurists, our streets will be filled with computer-controlled cars so "smart" they will make the prototype I'm riding in look like a brain-damaged Model T. These high-IQ roadsters will, perhaps within our lifetime, speed down smart highways under their own command, turning drivers into passengers, saving billions of dollars and transforming commuters' lives in the process...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I relied on student loans to get through college and understand the concern over student debt. I'm not alone. Despite the false scare tactics by Democrats, loan programs command strong bipartisan support...