Word: hards
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...They'll be a hard act to follow," she said. "They've been very, very engaged on every level...
...been trying to limit the influence of big donors in political campaigns since 1907, when corporations were first prohibited from giving money to candidates. Post-Watergate reforms attempted to place hard dollar limits and disclosure requirements on how much corporations or political-action committees could contribute to individual campaigns. But a loophole in the reform laws allowed unregulated, unlimited "soft money" donations to flow into political parties, where it was then effectively used to support individual candidates...
...seem premature to expose third-graders to an ordeal that will be hard enough when they are 17-year-old high school seniors. But since it is probably inevitable and possibly even helpful, here are some tips from admissions officers and college counselors on how to get a healthy jump on college...
There have been few arguments for corporal punishment as strong as this unintentionally depressing dramedy of domestic self-absorption. But it's hard to say who could use it most: the casually amoral kids, who spend half the show delivering know-it-all voiceovers? The whiny parents? The sex-talkin' grandma? Actually, it may be the show's makers, who have piled on a media-studies dissertation's worth of trendy fourth-wall-breaking, belabored pop references and defensive, reflexive asides: "I know what you're thinking," goes one. "This is another one of those smart-ass shows where...
...Bush people have launched a charm offensive to keep Buchanan from bolting,? says Cooper. But loyal Dems shouldn?t mail their Buchanan campaign contributions just yet, Democratic strategist James Carville told TIME ? Buchanan could steal votes away from the Democratic candidate if he decides to take a labor-friendly hard line on cheap imports. Whatever their affiliation, issue-minded voters everywhere should be rooting for a Buchanan run ? a serious third-party candidate with Buchanan?s visibility might force self-styled "moderate" Republican and Democratic hopefuls to more forcefully articulate their positions on a number of hot topics, from abortion...