Word: guyness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shaggy rebel in 1993 when he sat down with the new Democratic President to share a drink on the Truman balcony. Clinton worked him hard, oozing charm, grabbing his arm, locking and listening. Newt, the smaller man, had been startled by his size, his friendliness; he liked the guy in spite of himself. Then Clinton leaned forward, and whispered to Newt his big secret, the one that defined his whole life: "I'm a lot like Baby Huey," he told Newt. "I'm fat. I'm ugly. But if you push me down, I keep coming back. I just keep...
...wanted to take over. Four years earlier, Gingrich had handpicked Livingston--at the time the fifth-ranking Republican on the Appropriations Committee--to become the panel's chairman. Livingston ultimately used this perch of patronage to knife his benefactor: wielding his clout as Congress's most powerful chairman--the guy who doles out the money--Livingston last week assiduously tapped a base of supporters to push Gingrich...
...with him in June 1997, when he was under heavy criticism from the right for not backing what they regarded as tougher, more prescriptive standards," says Ravitch. "He responded very forcefully, and made it clear that he was not going to be bullied. This is not a soft guy...
...have to take everything seriously." Another security chief says he does not think Hamas will target Arafat, but he does expect assassinations of lesser officials. Says a P.A. Cabinet member: "If you want to get rid of Arafat or any other P.A. official, all you need is a crazy guy like those who blow themselves up in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and unfortunately there are a lot of them around...
...computer companies will plot speedy-modem marketing strategies with big electronics retailers like Circuit City and Radio Shack. This follows a recent agreement to make all cable modems work the same, so you can buy and install one yourself rather than staying home from work to have a cable guy install a leased modem for you (assuming he shows...