Word: oblivion
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...says a former editor-in-chief of the Economist told an interviewer that he had resurrected the Economist from the throes of oblivion, when in fact he had quit shortly after he became editor in chief...
...forgetting the lessons he had learned about arrogance. He refused to answer questions about his party's fund-raising practices; this week the White House dribbled out new details of additional meetings between shadowy lobbyists and Administration officials, including the President. Ross Perot's sure slide toward oblivion was halted by his claim that he was the only guy in the race with clean hands...
...days following the midterm election, pundits presented the President with one of two options to have a chance of reclaiming his presidency from oblivion. The first was to oppose the Republicans at every step. If they say "yes," say "no." If they say "stop," say "go." If they say "high," barnstorm the nation furiously insisting...
...years to come, every unpopular incumbent, down in the polls and prematurely labeled a lame duck, will use the lessons of Bill Clinton's comeback from political oblivion to give hope to themselves and their supporters. Yet, it is important to be aware of what lessons are learned. Clinton journeyed from the brink of resounding defeat to the verge of a landslide win neither by abandoning his principles nor by reflexive opposition. It was his embrace of Main Street concerns and mainstream values that gave him the confidence of the American people. If, as all the polls indicate, President Clinton...
...King" and "Harvard Law School" are two names that most people would not associate with one another. To begin with, the former arranges for large, sweaty men to pummel one another into oblivion while the latter attempts to train the young minds who will formulate our nation's laws...