Word: confrontation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...WINDY PLAINS OF IOWA, the frozen tundra of New Hampshire, the sparkling sands of Arizona's diamond desert. But now they go where no Republican presidential candidates have gone before: into a contested New York State primary. And, like explorers of earlier ages treading upon virgin land, they must confront a terrifying New York political ritual: the food...
...Charles was left in the care of nannies, who were followed by the paramilitary masters of Gordonstoun school. In his day, Philip had conquered this remote Scottish outpost. He was a born leader and a natural athlete; his son was neither. Back at the palace Charles had to confront his little sister Anne, who had all her father's gifts and a confident personality. All Charles had was grit. After finally slogging through Cambridge and a stint in the navy that he found difficult, he had his own ideas about being the heir apparent, and they distanced him from...
While the Republican candidates spent the last months fighting amongst one another--promoting cynicism, negativism, apathy and division--the Clinton-Gore campaign focused its eyes on bringing the country together to confront the challenges of tomorrow. Organizing the largest field operation in the history of the New Hampshire primary, the Clinton-Gore campaign concentrated on grassroots instead of paid media, the positive instead of the negative and the challenges of tomorrow instead of the failures of yesterday. On the cold weekends and late nights when the Republican headquarters were closed, the Democratic volunteers and staffers worked energetically to reach...
...Republican campaign events combined. The other volunteers and I worked hard, but we didn't do it just for Bill Clinton. We did it because we are sick of negativism and division; we did it because we believe in the future and have faith that, together, we can confront any challenge. On Tuesday, the people of New Hampshire joined us in our work. They enthusiastically voiced their belief that, together, we can make the future better than the past...
...conduct a continuing search-and-rescue operation and ordered U.S. military forces "to ensure that it is fully protected." Clinton also demanded that Cuba give an immediate explanation. Even if it turns out that the planes did violate Cuba's airspace, the episode will require the Administration to confront Cuba much more harshly...