Word: howling
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...Bush's surprise at the feeding frenzy is, of course, an act. White House aides wanted a fever for the political cover it provides. When GOP conservatives howl for a $2.6 trillion cut and the Democrats come in at $900 billion, Bush's plan becomes the reasonable compromise at $1.6 trillion...
...howl of anguish...
...eligible voters, reflecting the usually active electorate's distaste for the choice it faced. The result, if anything, reflects a massive protest against Barak by his own constituency, who'd been left depressed and confused by the events of the past six months. A protest, perhaps, or simply a howl of anguish...
...President, Clinton provided a raft of additional targets, including measures announced just last week to protect more than 1 million acres of federal land, such as the Upper Missouri River Breaks in Montana and a portion of Arizona's Sonoran Desert. Property-rights advocates and Western Republican Governors howl that these vast protected spaces--what one Bush adviser calls "land grabs"--hurt local logging companies and property owners...
...that the White House was actively considering the pardon and asked if he had any final objections. Holder said he didn't know enough about the case to make a judgment, but added that the federal attorneys in New York, who hadn't been consulted yet, were "going to howl" if it was approved. When approval came, the only condition was that Rich waive his right to use the statute of limitations to contest any civil penalties. "Quinn made a strong case," Clinton told reporters last week, "and I was convinced he was right on the merits...