Word: fallen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...influenced by One Stab (Gordon Tootoosis), the Native American who narrates the tale in movie Indianspeak -- stilted language with ( many references to nature ("It was in the moon of the red grass," he says solemnly when he wants to date something). Tristan takes to cutting out the hearts of fallen prey to free their spirit and develops a lifelong, mutually unhealthy relationship with a grizzly bear. He never fully escapes the call of the primitive, but at a certain point he does begin carrying on like his Wagnerian namesake, giving himself over to romantic brooding, hopeless love, careless violence...
...Mexico's battered economy stabilized after President Clinton -- backed by congressional Republicans -- said the U.S. stood ready to help. The American offer: as much as $40 billion in loan guarantees. Mexican stocks, which had fallen early in the week, rose after the announcement. Still, Mexicans remained anxious about their country's fiscal health. Said a Mexico City electronics dealer: "This is a time bomb. People will take to the streets." Hundreds of upper-middle-class housewives did, marching on the presidential residence with their cellular phones in hand and their maids alongside waving banners demanding TRUTH AND DEMOCRACY...
...minutes later, Salvi entered the Preterm Health Services Clinic down the street, where he shot and killed receptionist Leanne Nichols and wounded two others. The reaction? Massachusetts Citizens for Life said: "We are absolutely heartsick at the news of the shootings. We are praying for those persons who have fallen prey to the action of an obviously deranged individual. Such acts of violence are completely opposed to everything the pro-life movement believes in and works for." Women Affirming Life proclaimed, simply. "There are radicals in every movement...
...rains eased briefly today in California, but another big storm building off-shore is expected to hit the state this weekend. Over the past nine days, more than 16 inches of rain have fallen in California, causing massive flooding and mudslides that have closed highways and dissolved property. Governor Pete Wilson added ten more counties this morning to the previous 24 listed as state disaster areas. President Clinton, who plans to visit the state early next week, has offered federal assistance to the counties suffering the heaviest damage...
...When she turned to Beth, her sister looked as if she had just fallen peacefully asleep. Her hand was tucked under her cheek. When Jo came closer, she realized her sister was past sleep, past dreaming. Jo froze. She waited to see her sister's shoulders rise and fall, for her to begin breathing again...