Word: karens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) told the floor. Democrats, meanwhile, introduced an even tougher version -- knowing the GOP would not back it -- that would have applied 12-year limits retroactively. (It failed, 135-297). "This essentially takes this issue away from the Republicans," says TIME congressional correspondent Karen Tumulty. "The GOP knows it's about 60 votes short on this, and what they really want is a campaign issue. This is really and truly all about posturing...
...Congress the power to block regulations on a case-by-case basis, then scuttle rules it doesn't like by majority vote within 45 days. The message was clear: slow down. "This is a classic example of the pattern we've seen this entire session," says TIME congressional correspondent Karen Tumulty. "The House is the hot cup of coffee, and theSenate is the saucer that cools...
...psychologist and author of "The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing" was the guest speaker for the third annual Karen Stone Lecture, sponsored jointly by the Psychology Department and the Smart Family Foundation...
...benefits after five years; all able-bodied food stamp recipients must work. President Clinton, calling the measure "weak on work and tough on children," seized on its lack of training, education, child care or transitional jobs for single mothers as they move to the work force. TIME congressional correspondent Karen Tumulty says Senate Republicans plan a far more moderate version. "It is actually likely to look like the House Democratic alternative, which is very conservative by Democratic standards. Both bills have the same work requirements, but this has more money for programs that ease the way from welfare to work...
First-year Karen C. Kim says that all the beds in her home face in one direction--she's not sure which. Kim explains that this superstition is culturally infRTL d. But "it makes rearranging my room difficult," she complains...