Word: flips
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...then his forces killed 18 U.S. service members last October, prompting Clinton to announce that all American troops would go home within six months. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. provided a jet to fly Aidid to a meeting of clan chiefs trying to cobble together a new regime. The flip-flops angered Italy, which also had troops in Somalia. "The U.S. didn't know how to calibrate the use of force," says Italian Defense Minister Fabio Fabbri. "They used too little in the beginning, when there were 30,000 troops there and all they did was give out food. Later, they...
With our final goodbye of the week, we at dartboard would like to present an apology. We are sorry for all the items we impugned Ray Flynn's decision-making abilities. Sure, he may vacillate more than Mario Cuomo; yes, he flip-flops more than Bill Clinton; and of course, he has a harder time deciding between job offers than the most anal Ec jock in recruiting season...
Each lilac-scented spring, hope returned mysteriously, and I returned to Fenway Park. And each autumn, I'd watch the season expire on TV 38. I'd flip the set off and lie down. Summer was over. Baseball was gone. Winter loomed...
Having testified at the Rodney King criminal trials that fellow officers bashed King in the head with their clubs, Theodore Briseno did an about-face at King's $9 million civil trial, stating this time that the blows actually hit King's arm. Why the flip-flop? Briseno said watching an enhanced version of the 1991 videotape changed his mind...
...Flip on CBS tonight, and there will be Jim Nantz or Billy Packer or some other slightly-balding announcer talking about how some ACC team is beating an unknown school like...