Word: honeymooner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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History caught up with the honeymoon, and the history of the Franco-American relationship has been one of broad mood swings from mutual admiration to mutual acrimony. Both countries claim to embody universal ideals of liberty and human rights, making them kindred souls in terms of shared values but sharp rivals as global role models. Washington's post-cold war ability to throw its weight around often smacks of intimidation and diktat to the proud Gauls. France's response, along with periodic crowings about its own importance, has been to unite Europe as a counterweight to U.S. domination...
...chief diplomat. Republican senators limited their criticism to the Clinton foreign policy and schmoozed with the former ambassador to the United Nations, foreign policy hawk Jesse Helms, who never made any secret of his support during the confirmation hearings, calling her "a strong lady, a courageous lady." The honeymoon is likely to be over, however, once Albright gets down to business. Helms, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, already predicted that "as time goes by we're going to disagree." Major bones of contention are U.S. support for the financially-beleaguered UN and funding levels for U.S. foreign policy...
...They succeeded in keeping their marriage on Sept. 21 a secret from the press and saved themselves from an attack of helicopters that would have rivaled something out of Apocalypse Now. Of course, they could not cover their tracks forever, and the tabloids have already discovered them on their honeymoon in Turkey. But they accomplished more than just the news blackout. Give them credit for holding a wedding that had dignity, style, mystery and joy, in the manner of the groom's mother. This occasion may have been the most important of Kennedy's adult life so far, publicly...
...only the beginning of the changes he has helped institute. As one professor says, the honeymoon is not yet over...
Perhaps if the reforms he makes in the future are as popular as those made in the first year of his tenure, Clark's honeymoon with the Business School never will end.Crimson File Photo"We have the opportunity to take the technology and use it at the heart of the school, to really bring it into the center of what we do." --Kim B. Clark...