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Oddly, though, for all the stridency of the opposing ads, the anger so evident in the 1994 congressional results seemed to be muted this time. Certainly there was no absence of mudslinging; some of the races could rank with the dirtiest ever. But in a time of peace and prosperity there was little throw-the-bums-out spirit evident in the electorate. Quite the opposite: there appeared to be a disposition to let incumbents stay, which helped Republican Senators and Representatives almost as much as it benefited Bill Clinton...
...Washington's dirtiest tricksters and gave his name to an era of witch hunts: "[Joseph] McCarthy's idea of a meal is steak, very well done. 'Cremate it,' he tells the waiter. He almost always has steak for dinner, often for breakfast...He keeps irregular hours, gets up late, goes to bed usually long after midnight. A favorite McCarthy recreation is poker, but many find playing with him too nerve-racking...In seven-card stud, McCarthy will raise, raise again and then again without even bothering to look at his hole cards. Said one opponent: 'You get to the point...
...were it not for Klein, reality might have always been one of fashion's dirtiest words. Early on, colleagues, editors and critics alike mistook his distaste for the fantastical as evidence of artlessness. But they eventually began to appreciate the gracefulness and clarity of his vision. "The clothing is extraordinarily important," notes Richard Martin, curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "He is the true American Puritan. Even as his style has evolved over time, it's always about eliminating anything that is not necessary, and always thinking of the garment as being pure as possible...
...being too prickly and righteous; anyway, this former crusading D.A. would be the last politician on earth to take a goodfella as a bedfellow. But movies are still in love with the romance of corruption. They need to believe the gaudy worst about government: that Inside is the dirtiest, most divine place...
...film harkens back a decade or two, to the days when New York pols with great names -- Meade Esposito, Stanley Steingut --swaggered toward a tragic destiny. Movies are still in love with the romance of corruption. They need to believe the gaudy worst about government: that Inside is the dirtiest, most divine place...