Word: markey
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...receiving news of Kerry's decision not to run, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) offered a tribute to his colleague that seemed to beckon the senator to the national stage...
...John Kerry's life of public service," Markey said, "from Vietnam to fighting organized crime to pressing for a better life for our children, represents a record Americans want in a candidate for the highest office in our land...
Candor alone won't restore confidence in the NRC, which since its inception in 1974 has been accused of being too cozy with the industry it regulates. During a House oversight subcommittee hearing last fall, Representative Edward Markey of Massachusetts compared the agency to "Sergeant Schultz in the old Hogan's Heroes TV show, wandering through the barracks ignoring obvious violations and saying, 'I see nothing, I hear nothing.'" Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware has asked the Government Accounting Office for a sweeping assessment of NRC effectiveness. The report, due in May, is expected to be scathing. Among its findings...
...Alternative rock has become Top 40 rock," says Jason Markey, an artists' representative for Arista Records. "Top 40 rock has always been disposable, and that's where alternative rock is now leaning." David Sonenberg, who manages the Fugees, Joan Osborne and other music acts, says too many record companies have signed too many one-hit alternative acts and thus diluted the quality of the genre (it's an old musical story--just see Tom Hanks' period comedy on the subject, That Thing You Do). "With a lot of the music, it's hard to distinguish one band from another," complains...
Other participants in the rally included Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and U.S. Reps. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Mass.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and John Oliver (D-Mass...