Word: here-we-go-again
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...will be some sentence or citation - or a blatant omission - that inadavertently ignites controversy, if not outright rage against the Pope. The Vatican eventually kicks into damage-control mode, and finally, Benedict is left with the awkward task of serious papal (and public) backtracking. Indeed, there was a "here-we-go-again" buzz circulating among Vatican insiders as the Pope went out of his way this week to clarify his view of the Christian colonization of Latin America that he'd laid out on his recent trip to Brazil...
...ringing now, and the maid is saying, "Shah residence," and there's something in her voice, a here-we-go-again aria, as she tells 58-year-old Bipin Shah he'd better take this...
Retired Air Force General Michael Carns withdrew his name from consideration to become the next CIA director. The here-we-go-again reason: possible illegalities concerning household arrangements. Carns said the FBI had informed him that his decision in the late 1980s to let a young Filipino move to the U.S. with Carns' family may have violated labor and immigration laws. Worse, said the general, his family had had a falling out with the young man, who is making unspecified accusations that might embarrass Carns and the Administration if they come to light. President Clinton immediately turned to Deputy Defense...
...over a proposed program called "Framework for Learning." Supporters argued that this curriculum would strengthen reasoning skills; opponents countered that it was a veiled effort to sabotage home-taught moral and religious values. For many of those in the room and in the hall, the controversy evoked a here-we-go-again feeling that has pervaded every board meeting in town since January, when three Christian conservatives assumed seats on the 12-member body. "There's complete chaos on the board now," says parent Michele Brinn. "Every little thing becomes a huge crisis...
Familiar Script. Despite "Here-we-go-again" skepticism on the part of most Italians, opinion leaders quickly recognized the magnitude of the new crisis...