Word: garments
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Washington Attorney Leonard Garment believes reporters are still in thrall to the mentality born during Watergate. The press, along with Congress and the special-prosecutor system, is "caught up in a vast game of 'gotcha!' " he says. "It's how reputations are made." Few journalists like to admit to the dark side of competitive spirit, but it is there. The Register's Gannon observes, "When you see the Herald 'score' on Hart and then a couple of others on Biden, there's a certain amount of feeling along the line of 'I want my big story...
...interest can be. The energetic proprietress of the "Freindship" restaurant points to fresh fish writhing in a bucket, trying to persuade passersby that her culinary skills outshine her grasp of English spelling. A street stall displaying posters of the rock group Wham! advertises a dazzling red-and-blue "American garment." Private traders without permanent stands spread out blankets with photos of movie stars, horoscope cards and plastic hair brushes...
Bork found himself buffeted by conflicting counsel from friends. Washington Lawyer Leonard Garment (who irritated Bork by presuming to act as his public spokesman) yelled at him, "If you pull out, you're a quitter!" But Irving Kristol, a conservative author, urged him to cut his losses and withdraw. Tired of the emotionally draining experience and bitter about his inevitable defeat, Bork slipped into the White House Wednesday afternoon and told the President he was inclined...
...least one cult figure still retains a devoted following in China these days: Mickey Mouse. The perky Disney character pops up on Chinese garment and toy logos, on billboards and in newspaper ads. Mickey's smiling features are, in fact, one of the most ubiquitous Western images in the land...
...paperback whodunits to make room for new arrivals. He is an occasional player in an elite poker game often attended by Scalia and Chief Justice of the U.S. William Rehnquist. "He is serious when it comes to his work, which is serious," says Bork's friend, Washington Lawyer Leonard Garment. "He is a merry man when it comes to the general business of life. He is the antithesis of a stuffed judicial robe...