Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Green says the braces do not enable her to do everything as well as she used to. She particularly notices that her ability to take notes in class has deteriorated. With RSI, she says she must take notes more slowly because it is painful to write too fast...
Second, and more important, those who have the biggest gripes with Gephardt are not the loud-mouthed left. Gephardt's goaders, if they spoke up, would be the economic moderates--the Clinton voters with a little Ec 10 behind them. But then, things like fast track trade legislation just don't spark political passions. Moderates read the papers and vote, but too often remain on the sidelines as key debates are taking place. We live in a country of Crossfires, in which public discourse is harshly split. This fall, with bitter, partisan campaign finance investigations and the almost comical obstructionism...
...left of Al Gore '69, has steadily retreated from moderation. Earlier this year, he refused to support the bipartisan budget bill, trying to paint an image as a defender of traditional Democratic interests. Then, last month, he led the Democratic charge against a renewal of so-called "fast track" trade legislation, which gave President Clinton broader latitude in negotiating trade deals. Eighty percent of Democrats in the House joined their fearful leader in voting no on the bill, citing concerns about human rights and the environment, and constituent fears about job losses from trade...
...right to worry. Hollywood anoints these new young stars with alarming frequency, and can abandon them just as fast when they stumble. But for the moment, there's not much time left for Damon to consider such questions. He's too busy. He just turned down an offer to star in the next film by Ang Lee, who directed the Oscar-nominated Sense and Sensibility and The Ice Storm. That was so he could do the next film from the Oscar-winning director of The English Patient, Anthony Minghella. Damon will play the title role in The Talented Mr. Ripley...
...Again, Off-Again Bailout South Korea announced Monday that it had reached agreement with the IMF on a bailout package of more than $50 billion for Seoul?s crisis-ridden economy. Not so fast, said...