Word: confirmation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...embassy in Beijing and expressed a desire to visit the Hermit Kingdom, he was warmly received. London does not have diplomatic relations with Pyongyang, he was reminded, but he was more than welcome to come in. Not only would the authorities take care of his visa; they would also confirm plane tickets, provide him with a hotel and meals, set him up with a guide. And since so many countries regard a North Korean stamp as a stigma, they would give him a detachable visa that he could throw away as soon as he left...
Vietnam veterans have long contended that the herbicide Agent Orange, which contains dioxin, has contributed to birth defects in their children, although scientists have not been able to confirm the link. Still, a patchwork of reports continues to suggest at least a minor effect. The most recent study, published last month in the American Journal of Public Health, found that the children of men who served in Vietnam were 1.7 times as likely as the babies of other veterans to suffer from major malformations, such as clubfoot or serious heart problems...
...sense this has been a month of civics lessons, which, when studied together, confirm the deepest anxieties of the most disheartened voters. It | began with the budget battle, a bloody, ugly brawl that left no winners and many scars. All the boasts about statesmanship and responsibility could not hide the fact that few hard decisions were made by either the White House or the Congress. Even the handful of officials with the best intentions and purest hearts could not find a way to make policy out of principle. And even if they had, there is no certainty that voters would...
...Colin (pronounced Cole-in) Powell. Cheney, a brainy conservative from Wyoming, honed his political skills as chief of staff in Gerald Ford's White House. He was the respected Republican whip in the House of Representatives when Bush tapped him for Defense last year after the unsuccessful battle to confirm former Senator John Tower...
...widespread revulsion with Congress has lent spice to an otherwise boring midterm campaign. Public-opinion polls confirm that a cynical electorate has not been paying close attention to the race. But the anti-Washington mood has made some contests closer than expected -- and added some distracting...