Word: maria
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...children, some of whom were already fainting and drooping at their work stations, gasp in horror. But little Maria leaps up, crying out, "She's gone too far this time! We've got to do something!" They all drop their tools and start yelling excitedly: "Call Human Rights Watch!" "What about Ghostbusters?" "Someone out there has to care!" Between painful hacks caused by a bad case of industrial emphysema, Tiny Kim sputters, "Let's go all the way to the top! I know Santa wouldn't put up with this...
...carols included classics like Felix Mendelssohn's "Ave Maria," as well as pieces commissioned for the service, most notably "Lo, there is light!", by Matthew Orlovich, a 26-year-old doctoral candidate at the University of Sydney...
Well, maybe they were what two famous women desired. Maria Eva Ibarguren Duarte de Peron kept her eye on the spotlight, her hand tightening around the cojones of power. And Madonna fought like hell for the right to incarnate, in one of the era's most vivid musical dramas, a woman whose career and notoriety mirror her own: model for steamy photos, singer on the radio, movie actress of disputed pedigree, sexual adventurer. In both these stars one can see the great goad of ambition, the ability to enthrall and outrage. So there's tabloid poetry in the fact that...
...DIED. MARIA CASARES, 74, grande dame of the French theater; of undisclosed causes; in La Vergne, France. A commanding presence, Casares took on nearly every classic female stage role, from Lady Macbeth to Medea--and played King Lear to boot. Her films include Les Enfants du Paradis, Orphee and La Lectrice...
...hawk, White usually votes pro-choice and gets higher ratings from civil-liberties and environmental groups than any other G.O.P. Representative from his state. However, he's strongly committed to a balanced budget and opposes all tax cuts until then. White was a come-from-behind winner against Democrat Maria Cantwell in the 1994 election, but now he has to worry that his opponent, Jeff Coopersmith, will do the same...