Word: martial
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what a mascot it is: the Angry Pilgrim. It would seem that the Angry Pilgrim would be an unfortunate mascot choice for a sports team, considering that Pilgrims were not known primarily for their athletic prowess or martial virtues. And they probably wouldn't have approved of football anyway...
...people experience this tragedy. Our back is against the wall." Said Nunn: "We were in one heck of a fix because President Clinton had told us that we could not get the signature of president Jonassaint, whom we didn't recognize. Cedras said it was a court-martial offense for him to sign for the government because he wasn't the government." Nunn turned to Carter. "We can't do this unless we call Clinton. I'm for signing this, but . . ." Carter and Powell then left and got Clinton to agree on the phone...
This new task will make different demands on those aspiring to the presidency. Just as leaders in times of military danger were expected to have shown some martial valor, a leader in a time of moral crisis must be on the high ground in that sphere, and in more than just his public life. The private lives of presidents have long since become an open book. The media will no longer cover for presidents in the interest of maintaining an idyllic image for the public...
...year's best action sequence? Easy. It's Mr. Chu (Sihung Lung), a master chef, slicing, dicing, chopping, boiling, broiling, steaming the ingredients of the dinner he prepares every Sunday for his three not entirely grateful daughters. It's the culinary arts rendered as thrillingly as the martial arts, with a middle-age Taiwanese cook appearing as deft and graceful in his peaceful trade as Bruce Lee ever was in his more violent...
...major reason for the lack of martial enthusiasm is fear that an invasion would land the U.S. in an endless quagmire, attempting an almost impossible task of "nation building." To overcome those misgivings, the Clinton Administration would have to persuade Congress and the public that it has a realistic plan for not just toppling the Cedras clique but also replacing it with a genuinely democratic government. That means coming to terms with Jean- Bertrand Aristide, the Roman Catholic priest who won a free election in 1990 but was ousted as President by an army coup and has been living...