Word: defender
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...soulful voice is a good match for his prodding raps. Much of the CD, however, is tainted with misogyny; the word bitch poisons many tracks. It's a relief when rapper Da Brat, on the war-between-the-sexes song, All That's Got to Go, shows up to defend women and fire shots at pushy "players...
...strikes have lasted this long because GM is determined to make a stand to defend its ability to compete. But Stodghill says there's no end in sight. "It's already gone on longer than anyone predicted," he says, and notes that even Wall Street -- generally supportive anytime management gets tough with labor -- has started to worry that the strike's duration may outweigh any benefits derived from taking a hard line. GM stock dropped more than two points Monday after weekend talks blew up, and was creeping back Tuesday only because analysts had fully expected the earnings carnage...
...McConnell who was most persuasive. He told Lott that things had changed since the process had begun in April. His Senate candidates were safe; in tight Senate races, such as in North Carolina and Kentucky, defending tobacco would help more than hurt. Besides, McConnell argued, the industry was promising to run ads on behalf of G.O.P. Senators to defend them against charges that they'd killed the bill. "We can walk away from this," he told Lott...
COCHRAN (attorney for O.J. Simpson): "Jesus is the person I would like to have defended. I would have relished the opportunity to defend someone who was completely innocent of all charges and a victim of religious persecution. However, because of his mission here, he would have undoubtedly declined...
...Newtownhamilton, but anti-agreement Unionists are relying on the ballot rather than the bullet. Protestant hardliners led by Reverend Ian Paisley hope they can win enough seats in today's election for the new Northern Ireland Assembly to gum up the works. "They say they're out to defend the Union," says TIME London bureau chief Barry Hillenbrand. "But that's just a coded way of saying they're going in to try and put a stop to all of this and maintain direct rule from London. So while assembly elections are supposed to be about the real local issues...