Word: fiascos
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...serve, so long as they keep their sexual orientation secret. The legislation means that a majority of the 535 members of Congress is going to have to vote to undo the ban - and that will have its political fallout. Obama is plainly taking his cue from the 1993 fiasco, which hurt Clinton's relationship with conservative members of Congress, both Democratic and Republican, and with many in uniform...
Some local taxpayers are livid at Hardin officials. "It's been a complete fiasco since the beginning," says Mike Carpata, a forester with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as he shopped at Lammers Trading Post in Hardin's downtown. But others remain supportive of the project. The store's fourth-generation owner, George Lammers, notes that after subtropical Gitmo, the dry, wintry high plains "would be torture for some of those boys." He adds, "I think it would be great for all the law-enforcement people to be here. It would help our housing market. Our city fathers wanted...
...What Have We Got to Lose?" House Republicans, eager to shed the Party of No label, recently unveiled an alternative to Obama's 2010 budget. It was the kind of fiasco that shows why Washington thinks Republicans are in trouble - and why they really are in trouble...
Many local taxpayers are livid at Hardin officials. "It's been a complete fiasco since the beginning, and I don't see how they built it without any solid contracts," says Mike Carpata, a forester with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as he shopped for reloading supplies at Lammer's Trading Post, where locals and members of the Crow Tribe come to buy guns and ammo, beading supplies, or to sell for quick cash their saddles, buffalo robes and beaded-buckskin ceremonial costumes. But others remain supportive of the jail project - and the enterprise of the town's administrators...
...give each of them distinct personalities and motivations, as opposed to just playing different characters in different costumes,” Ross says. It is not only the actors who have found themselves taking on multiple personalities and duties, however. About a month into production, a minor casting fiasco forced Benowitz to assume the roles of Hippolita and Putana on top of her directorial responsibilities. “It’s been very stressful. But it’s also been really great, because I think I’ve been able to bond with my cast...