Word: embarrassment
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...something to an otherwise dull campus humor life, albeit in an indirect manner. We must, however, note one remarkable faliure which could have and should have been avoided, namely the pathetic direct-dial Washington phone bank. Perhaps all activities can't be winners, but let's not embarrass the student body with such dismal ones...
...besides, with the class in a smaller, secluded space Chen said, "no one will stare or embarrass anyone...
...five-year package of $140 billion in spending cuts (a reduction of 1.6% in federal spending), $60 billion of which would pay for tax cuts. Gingrich called the plan "very, very disappointing," and it was laughed out of town by his fellow Republicans and by editorial writers. To embarrass the President, Bob Dole brought the plan to the Senate floor, where in May it failed to get even a single Democratic vote...
...Congress and temperatures at the White House. "Thank God this is happening in January and not in October," said one White House official on Saturday, in a reference to the potential impact on the upcoming election. TIME's James Carney says "The Watkins travel memo may have been more embarrassing, but these records have legs. While Mrs. Clinton may not get hit with perjury, it could well be proved she worked more extensively on Madison than previously acknowledged." Carney says the Senate Whitewater Committee this week will question Richard Massey, the Rose attorney Hillary Clinton had identified as the lawyer...
...dentistry. In some cases he prescribed lithium tablets and ordered potentially dangerous injections of insulin "without clinical justification." One man, who had no amalgam fillings, was allegedly told that his lab reports showed he had "retention toxicity." Huggins denies any wrongdoing and claims that "dentistry is trying to embarrass me for getting this message...