Word: kept
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...different media glare as the man whom FBI officials had identified as a suspect in the bombing. He sat on the steps outside the modest Atlanta apartment he shares with his mother and his dog while FBI agents searched the premises for evidence. Nearby, the guardians of the press kept vigil on the Rush Limbaugh weigh-alike with the forlorn white mustache. Technically Jewell has not been charged and is only a suspect. But tabloid journalism's hope for heroes had given way to its need for villains. SAINT OR SAVAGE?, the New York Post's front page mused...
...That kept Tip busy in Cambridge, in his district," Dow explained. "Over 40 years, I gave over $1,000 to keep Tip O'Neill at home so he wouldn't be racing all over the country helping other Democrats...
...raised holy hell with me," Dow said. "He kept calling me on the telephone, writing letters, always.... After about six weeks of bombardment, I told him I'd do it. I couldn't stand the pressure...
...taking lessons from Charles Bornstein, a recent graduate. At his summer house on Long Island, New York, Kaplan and Bornstein worked for a month, nine hours a day, on the first movement alone. Kaplan then booked the American Symphony for a private rehearsal. The results were good, so Kaplan kept at it, conducting the piece in public for the first time...
...show with an unprecedented four gold medals. Michelle Smith, another relative unknown from Ireland, a nation not heretofore known for its aquatics, won three races. The U.S. men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay team of Gary Hall Jr., Jon Olsen, Josh Davis and Brad Schumacher not only kept America's unbeaten streak in the event intact, but also provided the delicious symmetry of winning the 100th gold medal for U.S. men swimmers in the 100th year of the Olympics. "Cool," said Davis when first informed of the milestone. Cool was also the reception given to Smith and the Chinese...