Word: fallen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...What about Harry Truman's comment after he took over as President when Roosevelt died, "I felt like the sun and the moon and the stars had all fallen on my shoulders"? As you are about to embark on this almost certain race for the White House, don't you worry at some times whether you too are worthy of bearing that weight...
...other countries that still punish by death, the technology of execution is simpler. A handful favor the headsman's ax or the even more ancient practice of stoning to death. The rest employ either the rope or the bullet, both of which have fallen into near total disuse in the U.S. Outside the U.S., capital punishment in the 1990s is usually associated with underdevelopment or lack of democracy, usually both. The death penalty no longer exists in any European Community country. Most of the nations of the former Soviet bloc have abolished it, and the rest are considering doing...
...fallen leader reflects on how he lost...
Jackson says politics can still be the salvation of blacks if they would vote in larger numbers for candidates who sympathize with urban needs. He notes that black turnout in this year's presidential primaries has fallen off significantly, compared with 1988's. "I think we are in an era of limited choices until such time as we activate our numbers and start taking care of business at the ballot box," he says. "We're sitting on the means of our economic and social liberation and not using the power we have." Some critics point out that poor blacks often...
...from the gritty B-boy life that first fueled rap. Some say Simmons has fallen out of touch and lost ground to younger, more radical hip-hoppers in Florida and California. Simmons admits that times have changed, but he isn't ready to retire yet. He still visits an average of 15 clubs a week to scout new talent. "We're not going to be as young and edgy as we were," he concedes. "But we're still in touch enough that we're way, way, way ahead of American pop culture...