Word: jointed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...coronation ceremony has begun. No sooner than Colin Powell retires as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the media is abuzz with speculation about his political future; many have predicted outright that he will soon be president. At the very least, pundits expect him to be tapped for the vice-presidency or a major Cabinet post...
...experimental treatment for rheumatoid arthritis -- oral doses of & collagen extracted from chicken cartilage -- can reduce and even eliminate swelling and joint pain, with no major side effects. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues--in this case, collagen-rich cartilage. Doctors theorize that the collagen treatments desensitize immune cells and stop the attacks...
President Clinton made a passionate appeal to a joint session of Congress last week as he laid the groundwork for rebuilding the nation's health-care system and guaranteeing coverage for every American. The President finessed the financing details but did say his plan would be funded in part by increased cigarette taxes and a surtax paid by self-insuring companies. Days earlier, Senator Daniel Moynihan, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, had labeled the Administration's hope of financing the plan mainly by means of Medicare and Medicaid cuts "a fantasy...
...Senate confirmation hearings last week, General John Shalikashvili, nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave strong support for sending 50,000 American troops to help enforce a hypothetical Bosnian peace agreement -- a mission he estimated would cost $4 billion in the first year. The next day, Senate Armed Services chairman and chronic Clinton second- guesser Sam Nunn was skeptical, saying the Administration needed to establish specifically "what our goals are" in Bosnia and "how we get out if the parties begin fighting again...
Late last week top aides went to Capitol Hill to begin explaining the difficult options the U.S. may soon face. General John Shalikashvili, the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged that the Bosnian operation could cost the U.N. $4 billion its first year. Lawmakers, led by influential Senator Sam Nunn, expressed deep anxiety that the Administration had no exit strategy. "My big question will be not how do we go about it," Nunn told the New York Times, "but how do we get out if the parties begin fighting again...