Word: habitating
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After the shutdown, Gingrich remorsefully talked of sidelining himself, of having "thrown one too many interceptions." Back then no one knew that this would be his habit. In June 1997 the issue was disaster relief. Republicans loaded the bill with blatantly partisan riders, assuming Clinton wouldn't dare veto it. The President did, within minutes of its landing on his desk, and the Republicans were blamed for flood victims' getting stranded. A coup ensued, but Gingrich prevailed, primarily because there was no obvious candidate to replace him. His response: a 12-point memo on the lessons to be learned from...
...worker from being "destroyed," and that the rumors of a book deal are just that. "If there had been a book," she said, "you'd very likely be standing there with it in your hands." Clearly, Goldberg is in need of an image overhaul; little details such as her habit of calling followers "my pretties" and her raucous celebration with son Jonah on the night the Lewinsky story broke have made her one of the least popular public figures in this whole affair. Will taking the fall for Linda help? Unlikely, since it's Tripp alone -- not Goldberg -- who faces...
...first question from the audience dealt with her efforts to secure a new trial for a man currently on death row in Pennsylvania. Goldberg answered with a criticism of the media's habit of rushing to judgment...
...conscientious homeowner, took her lawnmower out of her garage and went to work on her front yard. Apparently the heat and humidity caused Desiree some discomfort, as she decided her task would be better completed sans shirt. She enjoyed the experience so much, she decided to make a habit of it. This aroused the ire of her puritanical neighbor, Mary Thompson, who felt it inappropriate that yard work be performed in the nude. Thompson called in local authorities, who hit the law books in order to resolve the dispute...
...busy Harvard students make time for knitting? According to Malsberger, optimal knitting time is while watching T.V., talking on the phone, or during a study break in the library. Several confessed to having knit in class, but Lewis has kicked the habit. "I decided it wasn't very polite." To compensate, Lewis has mastered the art of knitting while reading. "I like to have something to do with my hands," she explains. While no one has figured out a way to knit while typing, voice activation software may yet allow knitters to free their hands from the keyboard while...