Word: expanded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...missteps, though, have been numerous. There was the disastrous Waco raid, the delay in appointing an independent prosecutor for the Whitewater episode. The agency under Reno has also been unusually vulnerable to pressure from the White House. This is reflected in Reno's receptivity to preparing legislation which would expand the reach of child pornography laws, an issue with clear political appeal...
...furor comes at a bad time for Farrakhan, who has been trying to expand his power base. He publicly performed Mendelssohn (a Jewish composer) on his violin and talked of reaching out to Jews. A Farrakhan speech in New York City this December drew 30,000 people, a crowd that would be impressive for a rocker, much less a lecturer. In September U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume of Maryland, head of the Congressional Black Caucus, announced that he had formed a "covenant" with Farrakhan and that the caucus would work with him. But after Muhammad's diatribe, Mfume asked Farrakhan...
...gather tonight in a world of changes so profound and rapid that all nations are tested. Our American heritage has always been to master such change, to use it to expand opportunity at home and our leadership abroad...
...major tourist city, Boston ranks surprisingly low in convention space. According to the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, Boston's convention facilities now rate 41st in the nation. And that rank is falling as other cities expand their meeting areas...
...department members point out that facultydistribution is determined by the administration,so they cannot expand without appealing to thedean of the Faculty...