Word: confrontation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...called for President Clinton to step down, to make the choice to resign. We had lost our confidence in Clinton's ability to carry out his agenda, and we were disgusted with the way he had blatantly and repeatedly lied to us. Today, however, the time has come to confront the reality of impeachment. This Thursday, the House of Representatives will vote on four articles of impeachment approved last week by the Judiciary Committee--two counts of perjury, one count of obstruction of justice and one count of abuse of power...
...there are those who disagree, and on some days they convince even me. Some like the new council more, some like it less. And I tend to hear from the most passionate of both camps. This year has forced me to confront my flaws, the council's flaws and the flaws of discourse in general on campus. Because of what I have learned, this office has been one of the defining experiences of my life...
...Reaching Karl's mother's native village, the couple settles in a country home and prepares for a better life. Karl, however, begins to show signs that he is still sympathetic to his Jewish roots, and in spite of their Edenic country home, the pair will soon have to confront a hellish tragedy...
Newly elected members of the 106th Congress are at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) this weekend for a crash course on the issues they will confront on Capitol Hill...
...wading through certain Don DeLillo novels or trying to make sense of the plotlines for Melrose Place, is not an easy undertaking. Step onto the mazelike cosmetics floor of almost any department store and you are likely to be assaulted by salesclerks--some spritz-happy, some too eager to confront you about your shiny forehead. Chances are the beauty product you're looking for is under glass, off limits to mere customers. According to at least one market-research survey on the way cosmetics are presented and pitched in stores, the entire process "inhibits friendliness...