Word: expections
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most Democrats expect anything but courtesy from Gingrich. In fact, they view his combativeness as a potential plus. "Newt probably unites the Democratic Party more than any other single Republican," said House Majority Whip Tony Coelho of California. If Gingrich lives up to his loose-cannon reputation, he could further hinder the President's crusade for congressional bipartisanship. Of course, if Gingrich has his way, there will not be a Democratic majority in the House for long. "Newt wakes up in the morning, and < the first thing he thinks about is how to become the majority party," says Charles Black...
...also be found at his favorite restaurant, L'Ambroisie, over a $150 lunch of scallops and Sauterne, waxing eloquent on the merits of white vs. black truffles. Anyone who refers to Kelly's origins as "poor black" is quickly set straight with a portrait of working-class warmth. "They expect that you come off some family that picked cotton with holes in their shoes," he says. "My grandmother worked for rich white people. Our hand-me-downs were good hand-me-downs!" Though Kelly's grandmother was a cook, his mother was a home economics teacher with a master...
...expect Syria to restore diplomatic relations with Egypt...
What makes student athletes especially vulnerable to temptation is that many consider themselves underpaid professionals who deserve whatever comes their way. "Once you get out on the floor, it's a job, and you expect to get paid," says former UNLV player Eldridge Hudson. "If a kid is busting his ass on the court, if somebody wants to buy him a car, let him have it." Hudson always hoped to share his good fortune with his family. "Me being a star, I thought my mother deserved a Mercedes." While in school, Hudson said, he had a private apartment and drove...
...right forefingers against the machine. "It's much more expedient than the body checks we had in prison," says a resident. For the facility's manager, Bari Caine, the system is an excellent way to keep track of 84 residents and a high-turnover staff. "We can't always expect every staff member to know every resident's face," she says...