Word: gracious
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...round world," says a calm, philosophical Alfonse D'Amato, "and every thing comes back. So treat people the way you want to be treated." The New York Senator is performing for a journalist in his Washington office. He's playing the New D'Amato--the same gracious character who has been seen on TV running the Senate Whitewater hearings and promoting a new autobiography. This is the persona designed to dim the memory of the Old Al, a cunning machine politician who was rebuked by the Senate Ethics Committee in 1991 after a dozen influence-peddling scandals had thoroughly soiled...
...rooms are more likely to be private and quiet, a boon if you're into a sedentary lifestyle. ON the other hand, casual dropin visits to anyone above the third floor are bound to seem a little contrived. Some find the entryway setup picturesque and charming. Others are less gracious, grumbling that a social life determined by stairwell is both tiring and stifling...
...Gallery," a video clip of Sen. Ted Kennedy reading from James Joyce's "Ulysses" and -- in the tradition of the "Socks" page on the White House Web site -- a discourse on the origin of the Democratic Party donkey. The GOP, whose supporters have a longer Internet track record, is gracious enough to include a link to "Liberal Lies...
Profiles of attractive "'Cliffedwellers" werefrequent features, especially "Freshmanettes." Oneprofile of first-year Georganne Williamson wastitled "Southern Belle Takes Toll, WringsHarvardian Hearts; Gracious Georgane SweetensBrooks Tea." The caption of her picture read "HerDixieland charms thaw Cambridge frost...
...again. On a whim Ben decided it was time to keep his promise. So Ben, his granddaughter and their dog drove 30 hours straight just to sit in the same room with Weaver. They visited for dinner and then turned around and drove home. Weaver was a gracious host but shared little besides hospitality...