Word: dicke
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...when aides told him that White House chief of staff Andrew Card was on the phone. The Pennsylvania Governor wasn't expecting a job offer; he'd had lunch the day before with George W. Bush, and the President hadn't mentioned a thing. But Card connected Ridge with Dick Cheney, who offered Ridge a post that the Vice President had just that day proposed to Bush--a Cabinet-level position charged with protecting "homeland security." Ridge agonized overnight and was still undecided when he dropped by Card's office the following afternoon, only hours before Bush was to address...
...Years Ago in Time This is not the first time DICK CHENEY andCOLIN POWELL have had to prepare for war together in a Bush White House. Cheney, then Defense Secretary, and Powell, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spent months readying forces to liberate Kuwait after the Iraqi invasion...
Much in the vein of Douglas, the past two weeks have seen Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Joe Lieberman, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Terry McAuliffe, and countless other national leaders of the Democratic Party align themselves squarely behind the president. Even the Rev. Jesse Jackson has offered effusive praise for the president’s performance under these most extraordinary circumstances...
Just five minutes after its first goal, Harvard took its first lead off of another penalty corner, its ninth of the game. A Yale defender stopped the Crimson’s first shot, but senior forward Eliza Dick scooped up the rebound and sent the ball into the net for her second goal in as many games...
...unity is a positive thing, it is dangerous to assume that the president and his administration can do no wrong. Fortunately, members of Congress are beginning to assert themselves. Representatives from both sides of the aisle are, appropriately, beginning to realize the complexity of the situation. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Tex.) recognized that even security comes with a price. He told The Washington Post last week, “This is about how we equip our anti-espionage, counterterrorism agencies with the tools they want while we still preserve the most fundamental thing, which is the civil liberties...