Word: lashing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Full of spunk and sass, the Pogues, a loud and adventurous punk band, are electrifying folk music with a heady lash of hard rock...
...dilemma is as thorny as was Hamlet's: Should the U.S. adopt a tougher, more adversarial trade posture toward Japan? From Silicon Valley to Capitol Hill, many Americans long to retaliate against Japan for what they regard, with some justification, as one-sided trading practices. Yet the urge to lash out is tempered by a self-protective need to maintain harmonious economic and political relations with America's most vital Asian ally. The quandary has ; left the Bush Administration walking a fine line between heated cries to battle by congressional trade hawks and equally urgent calls for restraint by dedicated...
...choice of Gingrich, a former history professor, may mean an era of confrontational politics in the House, where Democrats outnumber Republicans 258 to 174. By selecting the aggressive Gingrich over his mild-mannered rival, Illinois' Edward Madigan, House Republicans signaled that they want more lash in their whip. "We had a choice of being attack dogs or lapdogs," said a G.O.P. lawmaker. "We decided attack dogs are more useful...
...instead of selecting the MX or Midgetman, perhaps the President might be wiser to stay with the existing Minuteman. -- Why U.S. Jews are unhappy with the rigid policies of Israel's Yitzhak Shamir. -- House Republicans put some lash in their whip by electing contentious Newt Gingrich as their No. 2 man. -- The swain of cocaine: a DEA Don Juan made cases by making love...