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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Carrey start out cute but quickly degenerate into irritating. They deserve props for being able to perform at all in such rigid costume designs, particularly the suave pseudo-French "gentleman" candelabra Lumiere (David De Vries), who has to sing and dance with flames coming out of his hands. A note to all the younger male viewers (and the older critical ones): he does not set anyone else on fire, so don't hold your breath waiting...
...assaults for a given year. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University took Lott's figures and analyzed crime rates only in counties with populations above 100,000. Using this yardstick, right-to-carry laws reduced aggravated assaults 67% in Maine--but increased murders 105% in West Virginia. Still other critics note that in concealed-carry states, only about 2% of people have even bothered to get a permit, and they tend to be white males in suburban counties, hardly the population most at risk. After Philadelphia passed a concealed-carry law in 1995, the number of people with such permits rose...
...only at the last minute that Chinese officials announced that they would go along with the U.S. request to broadcast the session live--a significant concession to Clinton. The press conference ran 70 minutes, far longer than its allotted 30 minutes, leading the government-TV anchor to note dryly that "it seems communication needs time." After decades of tensions, China and America still seem to need all the time they...
Luckily, though many pleasant (and original) discoveries remain in choirgirl hotel. As one of the few ballad-type songs on the entire album. "Jackie's Strength" carries a genuinely moving note of admiration to the late Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis. Although the song may border on sappiness, Amos' poignant passion streams through the delicate piano music to create a sincere cry against the double-standards women must face--always a favorite song subject of hers. "If you love enough, you'll lie a lot," she powerfully sings, her voice standing strong enough to support the weaker lyrics...
...spiral. Appearing before the Senate Finance Committee, he was asked why the U.S. was doing nothing to support the yen. "Intervention is a temporary tool," he replied. "The whole answer lies in Japan doing what it needs to do." As he continued to speak, an aide passed him a note saying the yen had suddenly begun to drop. Apparently assuming that Washington would remain on the sidelines, dealers had sold billions of yen, sending the currency to an eight-year...