Word: hinckley
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...church didn't know what to expect from the first-time event, said member Charles Hinckley, a former pastor who carried a Smith & Wesson .380, but it went off smoothly. Video cameras were prohibited on church grounds, forcing news crews to do stand-ups beyond the entrance to the church's long parking lot, and still photos were restricted to one pool photographer...
...same day on which he took office. Reagan's next 99 days were a bit more subdued, but they still featured $41.4 billion in proposed budget cuts, large tax breaks, the formation of an oversight council to combat government corruption and a dramatic assassination attempt. When John Hinckley Jr. shot Reagan on March 30, 1981, the President's approval rating jumped as high as 68%, but by the 100-day mark, it had settled back down to about 51%. (Jimmy Carter had clocked in at 64% four years earlier...
...member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Specter once called witnesses like former adult film star Linda Lovelace, children's television show host Captain Kangaroo, and several jurors from the John Hinckley Jr. trial to illustrate his points on juvenile justice. Senator Paul Simon once publicly chided Specter for the gimmicks...
...although they would enjoy the victorious moment, work on the priorities of the new administration was expected to begin today. Flores will try to represent the entire campus, not only those who voted for her, hoping to build on her campaign theme of bringing students together, said Colette J. Hinckley ’09, a senior staffer. Flores said that she will fly home to New Mexico today to be with her family and catch up on schoolwork neglected during the campaign. Last night she called her mother to pass on the news of her victory. Her response...
...weathering the financial storm, but using the market turbulence as an opportunity for growth.In the midst of the financial crisis, more seniors are putting their hopes for corporate employment on hold and reexamining their career options. Many of those seniors are finding their way to Teach for America.Colette J. Hinckley ’09 started her job search as many upperclassmen do—with corporate positions—but soon realized her opportunities were narrowing.“I knew that [corporations] were not recruiting as heavily as they have in the past and that there were fewer positions...