Word: crucially
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...independent counsel do without the most crucial witness of all? Starr certainly seems to think he can do without Paula Jones: He asked a judge Thursday to stop evidence-gathering in her lawsuit, evidently because it was treading on his toes. Jones' attorneys were furious, and said they would appeal...
...teenager against the right of a parent to decide how to raise a child. It also shines a spotlight on the shadowy world of for-profit "attitude adjustment" camps and schools. Some parents who have resorted to such programs say their intensive boot camp-style approach has been the crucial factor in turning around their troubled children's lives. But critics charge that many of the camps hold children prisoner, inflict what they consider to be physical and mental abuse--and sometimes cause death...
...sure, almost every inmate, particularly the ones on death row, has a tall tale to tell, of being railroaded by overly aggressive prosecutors, of being set up by enemies or let down by friends, of crucial evidence that was supposedly lost or airtight alibis that supposedly went unheard. Cousin, for his part, has maintained his innocence since he was arrested and charged with murder more than two years ago. What makes his claim of innocence so compelling is that there is a good deal of evidence that suggests he may be telling the truth...
...incident says it all about Gore. The Senate was deadlocked, 50 to 50, on a crucial vote to cut off funding for logging roads in our national forests. And where was Gore when his vote was needed to break the tie? Off at a fund raiser, as usual. Is this the same Al Gore who has written a pro-environment book and is concerned about issues like global warming and conserving our natural resources? Gore is just another Clinton, spending too much of his time raising money. Perhaps that's good enough for a lot of people...
...Welcomes Football Home (FBR) ? CBS is back in the game of broadcasting the NFL with a $4 billion deal that steals the AFC from the Peacock network and brings in the crucial 18- to 49-year-old male viewer. Although the move will almost certainly lose money, in the strange new economics of network TV, it almost makes sense...