Word: long
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lingering question is, what took her so long...
...Clinton, it was time to get moving and get started a long time ago. Unlike expected GOP opponent Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has an obligation to his elected position as New York City mayor, Clinton has been inexcusably camouflaging her possible Senate bid with her unofficial role as the First Lady. Especially since her candidacy was never really in doubt--Westchester Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), the only other potential Democratic contender, dropped out months ago--the delay represents a lost chance for Clinton to appeal to voters still uneasy about the "carpetbagger" label. It doesn't help that...
...thing blows over. But just as certainly as the credit card bills will come due in January, the Fed will reevaluate its position in the next year, and may feel that another rate hike will be necessary to keep everything on an even keel. Still, January's a long way from now, and until then it looks as if the economic bar will definitely remain open...
...while a few airlines may be able to capitalize on the public's urge to travel through the New Year, says Baumohl, they shouldn't expect that demand to last long once the tinsel and noisemakers are put away. Other major airlines have held fast against the increase so far, and aside from the initial gains from the holiday rush, the price increases could turn out to be very temporary for Delta and American. "These two airlines may be able to get away with these prices through the holidays, when demand is highest," says Baumohl, "but if the other airlines...
...when he walks by in his big-brim hat, a guy who's not only done all his asking but jumped out of airplanes besides, it really is difficult to tell him it's too hard. But that little saying is still a taunt. The time runs too long when it's theirs and much too short when it's yours (shine boots, clean locker, floss). Monday, they always promise you, it's going to get really tough. But it seems true that if you do what they tell you, when they tell you, and as many times...