Word: lames
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Chris, a skinhead who attends Metheuen High School, explains his concept of skinhead life. "The basic idea is I live in a lame town. So we come here and have...
...California Political Scientist Nelson Polsby, "he must deal with people with whom he is in disagreement. The smartest way to proceed is to behave cooperatively toward Congress." Stuart Spencer, a former Reagan adviser, would counsel the President to pick his battles with the Congress carefully, recognizing that as a lame duck he has precious little political capital to spend. "If he goes to the mat on every issue, he is going to have more problems," Spencer says. Congressman Richard Cheney of Wyoming warns against any grandiose attempt to recapture the past glory of Reaganism. Says...
...seduced by the lady's wealth and vulnerability. And then -- can you hear it coming? -- his child is kidnaped. The cop must wake up to his duties and rely on his wife's cunning to help outwit the killer. Ironically, this exercise in high style may have gone lame with audiences because of its accidental echoes of Fatal Attraction. It's too close, but without the kick. Scott lays an abstract '40s feeling on an '80s theme and gets lost in the mists of film noir...
...confirmation process. Given the gauntlet that Bork had just run, the statement seemed gracious but a little naive. Given what is now known about Ginsburg, it was foolhardy. In the wake of his withdrawal, few were talking publicly about the long-range implications of the embarrassment. A lame-duck President who has been buffeted by scandal, a stock-market crash and the bruising defeat of his first court nominee could ill afford this latest fiasco...
...index exchange fell 1,096 points, the third biggest loss ever. But after the slide, the Nikkei climbed by 731.15 points on Friday, its third biggest rise ever, and an additional 563.87 points on Saturday. Controlling the effects of the second-week crash posed a substantial challenge for the lame-duck government of Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, who hands over power on Nov. 6 to his successor, Noboru Takeshita. Following Monday's precipitous slump, the Japanese Finance Ministry quietly pressured major trust funds and insurance companies to begin a stock-buying blitz. Most complied, says Economist Kinji Yajima, because "management...