Word: fixes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time of Whitewater so far, in which...nothing has been proved. In fact, according to the most comprehensive investigations of the Resolution Trust Corporation, headed by a prominent Republican, which had all of the relevant documents, the president and First Lady were exonerated. So why has the press fixed on it? And why does it continues to fix on it? The character issue is a new McCarthyism...
...fills the door frame when welcoming a visitor. But when he sits down and starts to talk, in a rare interview, the vulnerability quivers in the air. "If you're a person who has difficulty relating to people and if you're not completely happy, then success doesn't fix that for you," he says. "You're just a more successful person that still has those hang-ups. If you're a confessional songwriter like I am, people may even find out about your hang...
...Trees Lounge. Bochco then set about retooling the show to exploit the dramatic possibilities the new character offered. Says LaPaglia: "The character of Hoffman was a statesman who pretty much took the moral high ground. My character is more human in that he screws up and then tries to fix it. I think the fall from grace and the recovery from that is always more interesting to play than somebody who never falters...
...incredible that Washington continues to try to fix things in the Middle East that are not fixable [NATION, Sept. 16]. How can the U.S. or anyone else provide safety and stability to a people who have never got along with their neighbors and who cannot even agree among themselves? The U.S. may spend billions of dollars to buy the allegiance of the Kurds against Saddam Hussein, but the Kurds, understanding the political realities on the ground, will not stay bought. The fact that one party of Kurds begged the succor of Saddam, the man who gassed about 4,000 Kurds...
...Taxes, 50 New Bureacracies: 2 "I keep my word": At least 8 times A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE PHRASES: "What branch of the services were you in? And what small business? Good for you." "I'll get out of your way." "I only have 30 seconds. I can't fix statistics." "Wisdom, experience, intelligence comes from age." "We're selling everything from cars to CDs to rice in Japan." "Your targeted tax cuts never hit anyone." "I can't pull it out, it will violate the rules." AWARDS: Rock, Paper, Scissors Award: Bill Clinton, for twice showing his ability...