Word: jims
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...oddly effective populist candidate. She got grief for her multimillion-dollar net worth, and for an unfortunate comment about a tax rebate: "Funny as it might seem, $500 is a lot of money to some people." But she convinced voters she felt their pain over Governor Jim Florio's $2.8 billion tax increase. It was her vow to undo the damage with a 30% income-tax cut that gave her a winning margin of 26,093 votes. This time, though, it is the feisty McGreevey who seems to be connecting with New Jersey's dollars-and-cents voters. The closeness...
...Jim Lester is crazy about his granddaughter La-Kia, 10. "She's such a little lady," he crows. That's why he was so upset last year when she started attending Vare Middle School in South Philadelphia. It was bad enough that Vare is known for dismal test-score performance. What was worse was how the culture of the streets had seeped inside. La-Kia had been there only a few days when four girls tried to pick a fight with her. When he heard that, says Lester, "I nearly had 10 bypasses...
...couple of cute questions and think you gonna capture thirty years of pain and family...?" This question arises late in Year of the Horse, cult filmmaker Jim Jarmusch's documentary about Neil Young & Crazy Horse. It is aimed directly at Jarmusch (Stranger than Paradise, Night on Earth, Mystery Train) by Crazy Horse guitarist Frank Sampedro in the always interesting one-on-one interviews with band members that make up a large part of the film. Jarmusch doesn't answer, but allows his subject to continue to question his intentions in directing a film about the on-and off-stage struggles...
...presume that by cooking up this little stunt, committee Republicans are simply acknowledging that their investigation into more serious matters has failed," said Jim Jordan, a spokesman for Senate Democrats on the panel - adding that he couldn't see how Dole's appearance would be relevant, "although it might be enjoyable." Quite. Dole is certainly no Gipper, but he does know how to wear that Teflon coating...
...Jim P. Manley, spokesperson for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D-Mass.) said the Senator "feels this is an extremely effective program. This is a program that enjoys broad support [in the Senate], and it's something Senator Kennedy strongly supports...