Word: keenings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...official in the White House says Clinton took a keen interest in the address early...
Although Milosevic is no Lincoln, he has a keen interest in maintaining the integrity of the borders of his country. Indeed he should feel obligated to keep the nation intact. And the U.S. certainly has an interest in ensuring that the Kosovo situation does not explode into a wider Balkan conflict. JOHN DAVID JOHNSON Heidelberg, Germany...
...step more difficult to reach than anyone else at this University.) His assistant listened to me politely--then he directed me to the press office. Luckily, Alex, the press secretary, told me that Neil is not only "a very available presence on campus" and that he "takes a keen, immediate and personal interest" in students' lives, but that he is "happiest when he's speaking to students." The irony here is evident. The hyperboles of the press office only highlight the perverse relationship between students and administration and make a mockery of Rudenstine's role on campus. So much...
...husband's urging, she was hospitalized in a psychiatric unit, dosed with Thorazine and given shock therapy. When she got out of the straitjacket, she dumped Jones and married a fellow patient with a drinking and gambling problem. She apparently hadn't yet developed her keen knack for character judgment. Faye lost custody of Michelle in court because she was certifiable now, tagged with crazy papers for life. But you don't put a foot to Billie Faye's neck without her biting your leg, so she grabbed Michelle and ran. The hell with the courts. She ran for Michelle...
...believes that domestic political concerns make it unlikely that Clinton will muster the political will to turn up the heat on Israel, says Silver. The Israeli leader brings his battle with the White House to Washington this week, meeting with congressional leaders on Thursday. Bibi will find the legislators keen to impress pro-Israel voters -- Republicans were falling over each other yesterday in the rush to use the debacle as their own kind of stick with which to beat the administration...