Word: gore
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...President used a different technique with Senator Richard Shelby. White House officials were furious when the conservative Alabama Democrat criticized the Clinton program's lack of cuts in a meeting chaired by Vice President Al Gore on Feb. 18 -- even though one of Shelby's most treasured pork projects, the $31 billion space station -- was left virtually untouched by Clinton's budget trimmers. "Inexcusable," said a steamed Clinton strategist. Two weeks ago, the empire struck back, shifting from Alabama to Texas a 90-person space- shuttle management team long protected by Shelby. Five days later, Shelby quietly joined 55 other...
...world is becoming both more religious and more secular simultaneously. In the U.S., for example, respect for religion in areas of popular culture like music, books and television is as low as it has ever been (see Madonna, or Gore Vidal's elaborately blasphemous novel called LIVE from Golgotha). At the same time, both religious observance and the press of religious issues (questions of uncertainty, faith, anguish) are rising. Church leaders repeatedly condemn violence done in the name of religious tribalism -- as Orthodox churchmen speak against "ethnic cleansing" in Bosnia and as some Muslim leaders criticize the bombing...
This year, Leverett has become famous as the home of Harvard celebrities: Olympic hockey player Ted Drury '93-'94 and Karenna Gore '95, daughter of Vice President Al Gore...
Jones' musical accomplishments are diverse. Though his initial love was for be-bop, he played with big-bands, and has worked with the likes of Frank Sinatra ("I've Got You Under My Skin,") pop-star Leslie Gore ("It's My Party,") and Michael Jackson ("Thriller" and other albums...
...changes Babbitt seeks may touch 500 million acres of federal property, or about one-fifth of the U.S., encompassing national parks, wilderness areas, forests and grazing lands. With the blessing of Bill Clinton and Al Gore, the Interior chief plans to revitalize the National Park Service and increase the protection of endangered species. But his most politically complex mission is to scale back once sacred subsidies for those who use federal lands: miners, the timber industry, and cattle and sheep ranchers...