Word: expression
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Washington joined Professor of Education Gary Orfield and Joy Taylor, financial vice president of American Express, for a panel called "Approaches to Urban Poverty...
...richly textured that it deserves repeated reading. Filled with brilliant throwaway lines ("her voice like a little broom sweeping off the dust that had piled up on the slates of a venetian blind"), its keen observations about relationships are reminiscent of Wong Kar Wai's 1995 film "Chungking Express...
...then the anxiety in New York was too high to be ignored, and traders began to express concern that a "wall of fear" might start to build on itself. When the Dow dropped 350 points, the first circuit breaker kicked in, around 2:35 p.m., and trading was stopped for 30 minutes. "It was eerie," says an exchange clerk. "I was shocked when I heard the bell stop trading." It was the first time circuit breakers had been triggered since their introduction after the 1987 crash. But the break seemed to unnerve traders. The market reopened to another wave...
...political handlers wanted to hear no charges of "coddling dictators," a phrase Clinton had used against George Bush in the 1992 campaign. Finally, Clinton overruled his aides on having a private chat with Jiang, saying, "Listen, I can't really see where he stands on these things and really express my own feelings unless I'm able to meet with him alone or with a very small group...
...fired for saying officials should end their ban on performances by Cuba-based artists. As an area resident for 10 years, I am aware that right-wing Cuban exiles have taken over big time in Miami, in its politics and assorted businesses. I'm bothered that no one can express an opinion that does not agree with theirs. When these exiles fled Cuba, they took their wealth and whatever else they could with them, leaving the poor behind. They were not concerned, then as now, with the well-being of the poor. These exiles would just like to retake...