Word: mate
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...story an eight-column banner headline, but its punch came from the fact that it was written by David S. Broder. A Pulitzer prizewinner, Broder not only has excellent Agnew sources - he was the first to say that Nixon was considering the little-known Maryland Governor as his running mate in 1968, but he is also one of the most highly respected political reporters in town, a man known for his careful checking of sources...
...might very well like to be rid of the Agnew problem, it was by no means certain that he wanted to get rid of Agnew. Dumping the Vice President simply made no political sense, Nixon aides kept insisting. After all, the President had twice picked Agnew as his running mate. Said one aide: "Let's face it; if Agnew goes down the tube, that rubs...
...real goal at the manor is babymaking. This is a zookeeper's greatest challenge, since many animals refuse to cooperate even under conditions that seem ideal−to the human eye. Durrell recalls the case of a Congo peacock and peahen that kept trying unsuccessfully to mate. "One day I noticed that their feathers were getting too dry, so we sprayed them with water. Suddenly, bang! Success!" Durrell also warns against expecting animals to take an automatic liking to each other. "We humans seem to think we have a monopoly on love. How would you feel if you were...
Lightning probably won't strike the top of Hilles Library and you probably won't meet the Harvard or Radcliffe life mate of your dreams there. But the Hilles Coffee Shop is full of library users taking a study break, and God knows they aren't attracted exclusively by the food--which is pretty skimpy. Ice cream, pre-packaged cookies and brownies, doughnuts, and other standard House grill fare is about all that is offered. Hilles is a much nicer library than Lamont, and the Coffee Shop on the top floor is just one of the reasons...
...same time, he displeased many of his followers, particularly the leftists, by choosing Isabelita as his vice-presidential running mate. The nomination of the 42-year-old former cabaret dancer, bolstered by a publicity campaign extolling her virtues, struck some as a crass attempt by Perón to cast her in the image of his late second wife, the mass-adulated Evita...