Word: directed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Whatever its imperfections, Brinkley's is a rich, energetic American story. His account of Carter's behavior during the run-up to the Gulf War is especially fascinating. Here is the anti-presidency brought to logical extreme: a direct collision, over the most serious issue (imminent war) between the former President and the sitting President. As Brinkley writes, "Carter was prepared to do just about anything to prevent a Middle East war, even if it meant working against his own government." Carter, close friend of Yasser Arafat (and, at one point, his virtual speechwriter) and hero in the Arab world...
...there to follow their [the peoples'] wishes, but you also have to direct their wishes in the right direction," she said...
...this reopens the question of whether there was something there," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "But there's certainly nothing wrong with helping a friend, and Hubbell was a powerful guy with connections to the President. And no one so far has been able to make the direct charge that there was any sort of quid pro quo for Hubbell...
...never know why these young boys shot their classmates, but to suggest that video games had a role is irresponsible. No studies have ever shown a direct connection between violent video games and violent behavior. Given the popularity of video games over the past 25 years, we would have seen the connection long ago if it existed. Our hearts go out to the victims, and we understand the desire to find a reason for a senseless act, but to blame it on video games is wrong. CHRIS CHARLA, Editor in Chief Next Generation Brisbane, Calif...
...lived, luxury, gull-winged car: Much of the Mercedes mystique is a product of their great engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut. His greatest accomplishment was the 300 SL Gullwing--the car I'd like to see revived--a car so advanced that nearly 50 years later, some of its features, like direct gasoline injection, are just appearing in the marketplace...