Word: passes
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...trying to bob and weave as opposed to moving forward," says former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta. Even more damaging, Clinton has been holding his political capital in reserve for the potential impeachment battles on the Hill. He can't risk the bruising negotiations it takes to pass a bill or resort to the bully pulpit to push his agenda because he must maintain cordial relations with the Congress that may soon be his judge and jury. "It's just a reality," says Panetta. "It's playing with his mind. Deep down...
...wealthy mother who's a world-class grifter and uses a couple dozen aliases, but it's not as if there's no upside. You can torch a neighbor's house, terrorize a girlfriend, become a bona fide problem child, and your mother's in no position to pass judgment. And should you choose "criminal" as your grownup occupation, it's the ultimate flattery...
...There's more than just the Veep's enviro-mania and the "gee, isn't it hot" factor at work here. Higher temperatures are cited as evidence of global warming, which equals a good reason for the Senate to pass the meager emissions-cut treaty hammered out -- with Gore's help -- at Kyoto. In more immediate terms, warmer weather also means more disease. The World Health Organization is already reporting a jump in the number of malaria cases, not to mention cholera and the deadly hantavirus. All the more reason for Gore to ride the El Nino bandwagon...
STRANGERS BEARING GIFTS: Beware what you offer your host. Pass up chrysanthemums in Argentina (they denote funerals), clocks in China (the written characters resemble those for death) and red pens in South Korea (red ink conveys unfriendliness...
...There's an unnecessary coarsening of children's shows that feature characters that constantly pass wind, with mean-spirited, hostile relationships," Lewis once said. "I don't think that's what our children should be exposed to." As long Shari Lewis had a sock, there was an alternative...