Word: depths
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bill Clinton was equal to the occasion. His speech was, for him, stunningly brief: 14 minutes. It contained fewer memorable lines than some previous Inaugurals, and its occasional attempts at poetry ("In the depth of winter . . . we force the spring") seemed mildly strained. But in concentrated form and effective, though plain, language, the President defined all the major themes of his Administration -- above all, change. Generational change: the 46-year-old Clinton paid a graceful tribute to the generation of his 68-year- old predecessor and summoned his fellow baby boomers less to take over than to assume "new responsibilities...
...fair, the White House was not alone in underestimating the depth of feeling. For days the editorial writers and pundits tiptoed around the controversy. "Is this minor scandal troubling?" asked the Los Angeles Times. "Yes. Should it embarrass Clinton and the Bairds? Most certainly. Should it disqualify Baird from being Attorney General? We think not." But the people's press, especially the radio shows, came down very differently. "Talk shows were like town meetings," says Estrich. "When an issue takes hold with the people, you don't need a formal political process for the country to reach a decision. They...
Clinton had, in a sense, set himself up. For more than a year he had promised Americans a higher moral standard. He learned early on the depth of the public's resentment at the way elected officials arrive in Washington and instantly set about ignoring or rewriting the rules. He played on the fury at a government that does not pay its bills, exempts itself from civil rights laws, exploits its power for profit. He spoke of sacrifice, of middle-class tax relief, of returning government to the people who pay for it. He called himself the man from Hope...
Unfortunately, most of the actors seem unable to give their characters enough depth of personality to make anyone feel very much involved in their eventual fate. After a two-hour performance, the Hushabyes and all their friends still feel like strangers...
...Terriers have had trouble keeping their defenders healthy. Sophomore Kaj Linna injured his knee Wednesday and is questionable for the tourney. "Any injury to our defense this year has been devastating," Parker said. "We just don't have as much depth back there as we do up front, and we need to get our offense going from our defense...