Word: figuredness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Letting Newt Be Newt. After the 1994 election, Clinton figured that no matter who gets the Republican nomination in 1996, his real opponent until then will be Newt. "There was a personification of the negative side of the G.O.P. revolution," says Senator Chris Dodd, co-chairman of the Democratic National...
The main thing for Welles, beyond the games, was the work. He goaded his newcomer cast and ace cinematographer Gregg Toland into playing the script's long scenes with few cuts; the audience, he figured, would be smart enough to find the drama without the nudging of montage. He kept...
So now it was the Republicans' turn again. Working at a long table in the smoking section, Gingrich and House Budget chairman John Kasich agreed on an offer that reduced Medicare growth $168 billion, adopted the conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats' proposed savings of $85 billion on Medicaid, split the difference...
But some doctors in the room clearly had been placed in an uncomfortable position. "You must understand," Rosen said, "if insurance companies can differ on this, and doctors can differ, and I can differ even when I look at the data itself . I can't see how anybody can say...
I've discovered that many people, particularly on the East Coast, think upper New York state represents the nation's rural highways. This is laughable. When I was in first grade, I commuted 45 miles each way to school. To give you some idea of how long, straight and boring...