Word: oiled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...said he worked out an agreement with the [Russian] minister of defense and, [Russian President Boris] Yeltsin refused to accept it," Goldman said. "He thought the Russian interests in this area--the decision to move ahead--is determined by the Russians' access to oil in the Caspian...
...into several spheres, depending on your personal taste: "interesting artsy decorations" (German Expressionist prints, obscure band posters, Dali), "I'm holding out on adulthood toys" (Star Wars action figures, Muppet collectibles, the Magic 8 Ball, anything from the JFK Street level of Urban Outfitters), and "sexually suggestive paraphrenalia" (massage oil, Susie Sexpert's Lesbian Sex World, whips, handcuffs). Invite the person to sit down on the bed with you so that they can get a good look at your stuff, and let the good times roll...
Most Harvard dining halls are decorated with heavy, dark oil paintings of white males, presumably dead and probably Protestant. The portraits often blend into the woodwork, add to the heavy, dark feeling of some of the dining halls and make the food seem even more heavy and dark than it already is. Sometimes the paintings blend in so well, Harvard students don't even notice them. "Art? Art? I've never seen art in the dining halls," said one first-year. Obviously this kid hasn't eaten in Leverett, where everyone notices the enormous painting taking up a large portion...
...officials, responding to a New York Times report that Iraq may be selling 200,000 barrels of oil a day in violation of a strict U.N. embargo, acknowledged some leakage but claimed the sanctions were generally holding up. White House press secretary Mike McCurry said U.S. estimates of Iraqi oil exports are "in the neighborhood of 80,000 to 100,000 barrels a day," noting that Iraq was selling a far more lucrative 2.5 million barrels a day prior to its 1990 invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent embargo. But he added: "It is nonetheless troubling that Iraq is finding...
...package got a bittersweet reception in Mexico. While Mexicans were thankful for the money, many expressed embarrassment at their country's continuing reliance on Washington. Particularly galling was the fact that Mexico pledged revenues from its oil wells, the country's proudest asset, as collateral for the loans. At a news conference last Tuesday, suspicious reporters badgered Finance Minister Guillermo Ortiz with questions about whether Mexico had made any other promises (he said...