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...Democratic Party ran up a legal bill of some $11 million keeping the Republicans (and Bob Woodward) at bay, DNC chairman Roy Romer said Tuesday. He accused the GOP of dragging the investigations out just to drain their rival's coffers for the '98 election drive. But Republicans aren't making apologies. "Expensive attorneys are not needed by those willing to cooperate and tell the truth," said Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., chairman of the House investigation...
...that shows that it does enhance learning." Like their predecessors, the new shows attempt to foster the social, moral and cognitive development of their viewers. Each episode usually imparts a specific lesson, whether it be about friendship or lying or sibling rivalry or the risk of going down the drain with the bathwater. Psychologists and educators serve as consultants (this has become a small industry) and review scripts closely. Harvard psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint advises a syndicated show called The Crayon Box and says he once objected to the phrase "independent strong-willed woman" because he thought that, in the context...
...Dracul finds Mina dead there because she committed suicide," he said. "It teaches you that not only will a vampire drink your blood--it can drain you of your love, hope, luck...
...Going into double overtime is always really tiring," said junior Penny Fairbairn. "You have to be very cautious with passes. You don't want to tire yourself out and end up chasing the ball. It's a drain on your legs...
...scariest part about working for Bill Clinton used to be his "purple rages"--violent bursts of room-shaking anger that could drain the blood from the face of even the most confident aide. Back then, Clinton's emotional engagement in his presidency could be measured by the intensity of his hair-trigger temper...