Word: fiascos
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...There have been missteps. Giuliani's push to have former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik of Giuliani Partners nominated for Secretary of Homeland Security was a fiasco. Investigators quickly turned up some undisclosed financial favors done for Kerik by a company seeking municipal contracts. But in general, business and politics have meshed so smoothly inside Rudy Inc. that at times you can't tell them apart...
More immediately accountable was the Attorney General's chief of staff, who did resign. And then there was Miers. She was no longer at the White House, so cable news ran old footage of her, attaching her face to yet another Bush fiasco and reminding us yet again of the risk involved when Presidents value loyalty over competence. Relishing the spectacle, Democrats are now demanding that four White House officials, including Rove, and six senior aides to Gonzales testify under oath. And, of course, Miers. If they balk, Democrats will issue subpoenas. At which point some of the President...
Luckily, President Bush’s prayers for a solution to this Middle Eastern military fiasco have been answered. On March 2, Switzerland marched 170 infantry soldiers into neighboring principality Liechtenstein (population 35,000)—only to, according to The New York Times, “realize its mistake and turn back.” Liechtenstein forgave the Swiss their accidental invasion...
...Penney, who's keeping a good sense of humor about the whole fiasco, says, "It's not how I imagined launching my directing career." Still, he's since directed a second feature and plans to shoot his third this spring. "I guess you could say I'm failing upward...
...exhibit celebrating the contributions of black people to the fashion industry. The exhibit pays homage not only to Kangol hats and shiny suits, but also to prominent black designers such as Tracy Reese and models such as Iman. In addition, artists such as Nas, Lupe Fiasco, and Kanye West have taken a commendable first step to vilify blood diamonds in a culture that often glorifies extraordinarily flashy jewelry...