Word: fiascoes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...billion package to fire up the economy and satisfy Washington's demands for a strong boost to consumer spending. The Social Democrats rebelled at the new tax, which Hosokawa had adopted under pressure from the tightfisted Ministry of Finance, and forced the Prime Minister to abandon the plan. The fiasco brought his government close to collapse and gave Hosokawa a good excuse to ask Washington's indulgence when he meets Clinton...
...year-end appraisals of Clinton's first year hit the newsstands and airwaves this month, the President is unlikely to get many glowing reviews. His first few months were probably the rockiest of any modern administration. Clinton's handling of gays in the military, Nannygate, and the Lani Guinier fiasco left much to be desired. But the same news media that made an issue of Christophe's visit to Air Force One has now conspired to produce an unbalanced perspective on his first year. Conservatives will complain that he's too liberal. Left wingers will say he hasn't been...
...risky Hubble mission could be a triumph -- or a fresh fiasco...
...back unless their state-owned competitors are brought to heel. Europe's private steelmakers have warily agreed -- in principle only -- to a $1.1 billion shutdown scheme that the E.C. and member states plan to sweeten with $3.1 billion more for unemployment benefits and retraining. After last week's fiasco, officials pleaded for more flexibility from Rome. But either way, the lesson is clear: the longer the delay, the more painful the cure...
...incident another sign of rising violence in our society? Not at all. The intruders were police agents, operating on the suspicion that Scott's house contained drugs. The officers proceeded to search Scott's residence for narcotics. They found none. This fiasco was the direct result of ill-considered legislation...