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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Third, it is quite ironic that the article urges the "moderate" Speaker Hastert to try his "darndest" to pass the legislation. The implication, of course, is that he himself is a proponent of the legislation up against a recalcitrant opposition. In fact, he is one of the most stubborn opponents, and if anyone does manage to kill the legislation, it will probably be Hastert...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

Third, it is quite ironic that the article urges the "moderate" Speaker Hastert to try his "darndest" to pass the legislation. The implication, of course, is that be himself is a proponent of the legislation up against a recalcitrant opposition. In fact, he is one of the most stubborn opponents, and if anyone does manage to kill the legislation, it will probably be Hastert...

Author: By Wayne Hsiung, | Title: McCain-Feingold Won't Solve Campaign Finance Problems | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

...believe, though, and they are making their voice heard. Again this week, before a new Congress, a campaign finance reform bill will be introduced on the floor. It is the duty of House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-III.), a moderate who is known for building compromises, to try his darndest to pass the bill. Because the people are speaking, the wheels are turning, and soon the Democratic junior senator Washington insiders ignored for so long as an "upstart" may come back to haunt them. Way to go, Russell. Vasant M. Kamath '02, a Crimson editor, is a government concentrator living...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, | Title: Putting a Cap on Campaign Finance | 4/13/1999 | See Source »

...series Guinness World Records: Primetime features oddities like worm-eating contests and the world's largest tumor, and his upcoming Fox special World's Most Shocking Medical Videos has footage of a woman's nose being regrown on her forehead. Schotz also makes the more wholesome Kids Say the Darndest Things and Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden. Lachman, who not long ago was known for creating Solid Gold and for winning an Emmy for his coverage of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, is now branded with credits like Fox's When Animals Attack and its upcoming The World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: When Good Networks Go Bad | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

...question remains: Would it have been more productive to watch, say, six straight episodes of Kids Say the Darndest Things than stand in a Powerball queue, typically three hours long? The answer isn't so simple. Many people view the whole Powerball experience as a good use of their entertainment dollars, and as long as a person doesn't get fixated on how he or she will one day become more like Ivana Trump, what's the harm? For the Lucky 13, the decision to play was wise. The dozen and one machinists from Automation Tooling Systems in Westerville, Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lucky Thirteen | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

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