Word: fame
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though the day-to-day rhythms of her life were hard and dull, Tripp has discovered in the past few years that in Washington, excitement and fame are traded in a currency more basic than power: knowledge. And Tripp has had a good taste of that, having held secretarial jobs all over the White House, including a stint in one of the most sensitive, secret-rich corners of the West Wing, the counsel's office. It is Scandal Central, the final stop for all legal matters. A busy place in the Clinton years...
...Monica Lewinsky scandal isn't dying, it's at least breathing hard. After granting the "Christmas visit" story its 10 minutes of fame, both the 10 o'clock news on CNN and CNBC's "Brian Williams" had begun to sound a dirge for Kenneth Starr's case against the President. But by 10:25 p.m., the Lewinsky saga was gone completely. Mere minutes later, Sexgate-dependable CNBC was showing -- oh, the sweet innocence of days past! -- the Keebler Elf waving from the New York Stock Exchange podium to kick off a public offering. Has the world gone...
...David L. Mullane of 238 Broadway St. was arrested at the same address for "keeping [a] house of ill fame, sharing earnings of a prostitute, and violation [of a] wiretap statue...
That's a nice thought, and it may indeed happen. But it no longer seems likely that a temporary infusion of cash will be enough to keep this talented, hapless soul and his partner in literary fame, Lizbeth the dog, off the streets for good...
...blessed with good pipes), but he came to occupy an important place in the history of rock regardless. "He helped usher the genre from '50s-'60s pop to the folk-rock era of the later '60s," notes Jim Henke, chief curator of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and museum. "People didn't think about it at the time," says singer Chrissie Hynde, "but Sonny was a great songwriter...