Word: knees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...government spending, Simon is not afraid to call for defense cuts and more social programs. His program is straight from another era, when government provided for all strata of citizenry. His one troubling position--in favor of a balanced budget amendment--is hardly motivated by the platitudinous and knee-jerk reasons given by the other candidates who favor the amendment. Correctly, Simon observes that unbalanced budgets raise interest rates and in that way facilitate one of the largest income transfers--from poor to rich--supported by the Reagan administration. Even if the legislation would curtail important flexibility in the budget...
...There on page 142 was a scorching picture of Meredith Vieira, one of the show's on-air correspondents, seated in a chair, head shyly hidden in folded arms -- and pink taffeta skirt hiked up, revealing an extravagance of thighs and a beauty mark on the inside | of her knee. Gordon promptly called the magazine to protest. To her chagrin, she soon learned that Vieira herself was unruffled. Indeed, the 34-year-old journalist had happily posed for the photo. Says she: "I don't think they did me wrong." Nor was Vieira offended by Television Critic Tom Shales' accompanying...
...Duchesnays got relatively low technical-merit marks after their thrilling free program, the spectators howled. They did not understand that the judges must deduct points if the dancers execute a forbidden move. In ice dancing, for example, the prohibitions included lifting the woman above the man's shoulders and knee slides. In the pairs and singles short programs, skaters lose at least .4 of a point if they land their combination jump on two feet; a fanny fall calls for a .5-point reduction...
Weisbrod returned from a nagging knee injury in February, and has steadily reveved up his engine. Saturday, Weisbrod shifted into fifth gear. On his first goal (11:10 of period one), Weisbrod flew down the left side of the ice and canned a shot over Cohen's shoulder. On the second, "John Murphy gave me a great pass," Weisbrod said. "My little brother could have put that...
Belowich said he thinks fifth-year Pitt senior Tricia Ney has a good chance to win both diving events. Ney, who has undergone complete knee construction, has already qualified for the NCAAs...