Word: fixes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that the tail stairwell door of the Boeing 727 had fallen open about two feet. (The 70 or so passengers would have noticed even faster but for a bulkhead between the gaping hole and their compartment.) Incredibly, the crew wasted no time in selecting one of its number to fix the problem. "They did use a rope and tied it around this individual," said airport spokeswoman Linda Wasserman. "Just for safety, they kept a hold of him by this rope and he did reach out and pull this door closed." A few passengers later revealed that seat belts were used...
YEHIA AYYASH WAS AN EXTRAORDINARILY CAREFUL MAN. He had to be, to endure three years in the No. 1 slot on Israeli security's most wanted list. Called "the Engineer" for his bombmaking expertise, Ayyash never allowed others to fix the time or place of an appointment. Only he determined his comings and goings...
...just when the First Lady was preparing to return to the political stage after a year quietly refashioning her image into a combination of Martha Stewart and Mother Teresa, Hillary Rodham Clinton now faces a crisis that even the most artful public relations may not be able to fix. Within the space of 48 hours last week, the sudden discovery of controversial records has cast new light on her role in two controversies: the purge of the White House Travel Office in 1993 and her work at the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock for Madison Guaranty, the Whitewater savings...
...have sacrificed our bodies without ill effects that anyone admits to. Western civilization may founder, but olestra won't be the cause. On the way home, there is a Sabrett cart near the Time & Life Building. I buy a hot dog for an urgently needed grease fix...
...give an election back" because it would deprive Utah residents of their voice--was pushed offstage by Enid the victim. (And by the way, she revealed, Joe has made some "questionable life-style choices'' that make him unfit to share custody of their daughter.) Certainly, she's in a fix, having to hire lawyers, perhaps pay more than $1 million in campaign fines, and support herself. She's been behind on the $3,800 monthly rent for her Georgetown home. Although she showed moxie by turning her baby shower into a $500-a-head fund raiser...