Word: neill
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...knew there was nothing like it around," adds Kelleher, whose political expertise comes from years spent working on campaigns for the likes of Jimmy Carter and Tip O'Neill...
...truly destitute. A fierce sense of personal rectitude makes thievery unthinkable. "It is not the police who prevent crime but the honor inside us," insists Fikad, the blacksmith. "The corruption is the lowest of any government I've ever worked for, including in Santa Rosa, Calif.," says Michael O'Neill, an American adviser to the Commercial Bank of Eritrea. "They will not tolerate it in any way, shape or form." During the war, the fighters were too desperate for money to put any into people's pockets, and that scrupulous use of every precious resource carries over into the government...
...best. His government is firmly controlled, even secretive, yet people seem to admire him. He is sharp and decisive, says what is on his mind, accepts diplomatic criticism when he considers it right and rejects it when he doesn't. "What you hear is what you get," says O'Neill. "He doesn't dicker or pussyfoot...
...many voters in the eighth district, Kenney concludes, this display of power was reminiscent of Tip O'Neill's personal political power...
...Neill, to the amusement of some, endorsed Kennedy, the outsider...