Word: insistences
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Gephardt specifically, is infecting Clinton's second term. Certain to be a central topic at the labor conference is the President's offer to curb Medicare spending by $14 billion more than he proposed last winter. Gore will have to defend the larger cut, which White House aides insist was a necessary good-faith gesture toward congressional Republicans. But Gephardt can say the White House is giving away too much, too early. In his first public reaction to Clinton's new Medicare number, the Missouri Democrat said it "sounds high to me." Privately, he's telling those around him that...
...officials insist that nothing about the Oklahoma City investigation has been compromised and that none of the disclosures pose a real danger to prosecution of the case. Even so, the episodes show how the defense may be able to exploit flaws in the government's case against McVeigh, whose trial begins March 31 in Denver and will be followed by the trial of co-defendant Terry Nichols. Both could face the death penalty if convicted of carrying out the bombing, which killed 168 people...
...second day in a row, Pentagon officials found themselves explaining a miss that, while not nearly as close a call at the first one, has raised concerns about the safety in the airspace between New York and Washington, D.C. As an investigation into Wednesday's incident continues, Pentagon officials insist that the two Air National Guard F-16 fighters were not toying with a Nations Air jet flying off the New Jersey coast. The pilot of the Boeing 727 followed safety procedures and went first into a steep dive, then a sharp climb, jostling the 84 people aboard. At least...
Tenant advocates insist that if scrapping rent-control regulations does not force low-income residents out of the city, escalating property values and the paucity of low income housing will
Some at the Citadel insist they were monitoring the progress of the young women. Regimental Commander Bryant Butler says he takes what happened "very personally." The highest-ranking student, Butler spent hours working on the assimilation plan, which included a female-friendly chain of command to help with any concerns. According to Butler, Messer and Mentavlos did apparently use those channels--but then stopped. When a female supervisor checked in with them right before Thanksgiving and asked them if they had been experiencing any problems, they replied no, both Poole and Butler claim. "I don't understand...