Word: gridlock
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Takizawa does greet the mostly Japanese well-wishers after his show; two days later, while waiting for Akira Onozuka's Zucca show to begin, he goes virtually unnoticed. Compare that with the presence of Tom Ford, creative director of the Gucci Group, who caused major gridlock at the Les AnnEes de Pop opening at the Pompidou Center. "They don't have the sex factor," Self-Service's Koller says of the Japanese designers. "Fashion today is about being a pop star...
After two weeks of debate on campaign finance reform, the nation should be proud of its Senate. With yesterday’s passage of the McCain-Feingold bill, the body has bucked its leadership and defied the expectation that a session so divided would produce only gridlock. Through compromises reached between reasonable members of opposing parties, the public’s demand for reform was translated into effective legislation. The result of this remarkable effort is a fair, bipartisan bill that will pave the way for more such open debates, instead of superfluous party-line votes and prepared statements that...
...other side of the parking lot there was gridlock. Celebrities waiting for their cars were being delayed because the valet parking people couldn't start Ed Begley's environmentally safe electric car! He hastened over to them and gave them instructions. "They never get it right!" he said good-naturedly. "They always forget the code..." Finally the metallic silver car was roused from its standby mode and Begley and his wife sped off silently, looking like the Jetsons headed home after a night at the Oscars...
...climb on the ledge just yet. Greenspan knows how to handle politicians, and he must know when not to worry about them. Bush is facing a House divided and a Senate split right down the middle, and to an economist, gridlock is always preferred. Even if the cut passes in full - which Dennis Hastert has already placed in doubt - any economic impact is at least a year away, long after Greenspan's spring landing has been judged soft or hard by economists...
Carmanico hit her typical, smooth turnaround shot at the 3:04 mark to end two minutes of defensive gridlock and give Penn some breathing room. Ladley hit two free throws on Penn's next possession to extend the lead...